Augean Stables/Definition

From Greek mythology, the fifth labor of Heracles involved cleaning these stables which had never been cleaned. How did he do this? Diverting two rivers, of course, to run through them. Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.