island of Erytheia in the far west

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The island of Erytheia in the far west is a mythical western land in Greek mythology, famed as the remote home of the three-bodied giant Geryon and the setting of one of Heracles’ labors.

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island of Erytheia in the far west canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf location in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythical island ⓘ
associatedWith Heracles ⓘ
Hesperides (western isles) ⓘ
linked to: Hesperides

cattle of Geryon ⓘ
linked to: Cattle of Geryon

myths of the world’s edge ⓘ
red light of sunset ⓘ
sunset ⓘ
cosmologicalRole extreme western edge of the world ⓘ
country far west (mythical western land) ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
describedIn Greek mythology ⓘ
distinctFrom island of the Hesperides ⓘ
event slaying of Geryon by Heracles ⓘ
theft of Geryon’s cattle by Heracles ⓘ
genre heroic myth ⓘ
guardedBy Orthrus ⓘ
hasAttribute ocean-girt ⓘ
remote ⓘ
hasColorAssociation red ⓘ
homeOf Geryon ⓘ
three-bodied giant Geryon ⓘ
linked to: Geryon
inhabitedBy Geryon’s herdsmen ⓘ
linked to: Cattle of Geryon
locatedBeyond Pillars of Heracles ⓘ
linked to: Pillars of Hercules
locatedInDirection far west ⓘ
mentionedBy Apollodorus ⓘ
Hesiod ⓘ
Stesichorus ⓘ
mentionedIn Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus) ⓘ
mythologicalRegion Oceanus ⓘ
nameLanguage Ancient Greek ⓘ
nameMeaning the Red One ⓘ
partOf mythical western ocean ⓘ
relatedConcept Pillars of Heracles ⓘ
linked to: Pillars of Hercules

western ocean ⓘ
roleInHeraclesCycle destination of a perilous journey ⓘ
roleInMyth lair of a monstrous being ⓘ
settingOf Heracles’ cattle of Geryon labour ⓘ
linked to: Cattle of Geryon

Tenth Labour of Heracles ⓘ
sometimesIdentifiedWith Cadiz ⓘ
Gades ⓘ
temporalStatus mythic time (no historical date) ⓘ
visitedBy Heracles ⓘ

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Cattle of Geryon → associatedWith → island of Erytheia in the far west ⓘ