Augean stables

Etymology
From. was a legendary king of Elis in Greek mythology who owned 3,000 divine cattle which produced a huge amount of dung in stables that had not been cleaned for over 30 years. The cleaning of the stables was the fifth of the twelve, which Hercules achieved by rerouting the Alpheus and Peneus rivers through them.

Noun

 * 1) An extremely filthy or untidy place or situation.
 * 2)  A place or situation characterized by corruption or moral decay.
 * 1)  A place or situation characterized by corruption or moral decay.
 * 1)  A place or situation characterized by corruption or moral decay.
 * 1)  A place or situation characterized by corruption or moral decay.
 * 1)  A place or situation characterized by corruption or moral decay.
 * 1)  A place or situation characterized by corruption or moral decay.
 * 1)  A place or situation characterized by corruption or moral decay.
 * 1)  A place or situation characterized by corruption or moral decay.
 * 1)  A place or situation characterized by corruption or moral decay.
 * 1)  A place or situation characterized by corruption or moral decay.

Usage notes
The term is chiefly used in the form “to clean (or cleanse) the Augean stables”.

Translations

 * Belarusian: а́ўгіевы ста́йні, а́ўгіевы каню́шні
 * Finnish: Augeiaan tallit
 * German: Ställe Augias',
 * Macedonian:
 * Russian:
 * Ukrainian:, а́вгієві коню́шні


 * Belarusian: а́ўгіевы ста́йні, а́ўгіевы каню́шні
 * Finnish: Augeiaan tallit
 * Macedonian:
 * Polish:
 * Welsh: stablau Awgeas


 * Armenian:
 * French: écuries d'Augias
 * Spanish: establos de Augías