Cerynian Hind/Definition

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Cerynian Hind [r]: A deer with golden horns, according to Greek mythology. It was the third labor of Heracles to capture this creature. 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.