(5) Augean stables

• What was Heracles' fifth labor?

  Cleaning the stables of Augeas
• Why did Eurystheus think the task was impossible?

  Because of the enormous amount of dung
• How did Heracles clean the stables?

  By diverting the rivers Alpheios and Peneios
• What was the outcome of Augeas' promise to Heracles?

  Augeas refused to pay after the task
• What did Heracles do after Augeas refused to pay him?

  He returned with an army and defeated Augeas
• What did Heracles found to commemorate his victory?

  The Olympic Games
• Who did Heracles found the Olympic Games for?

  His father Zeus