Abas (mountain)

Abas ( Greek  Ἄβας ) is a mountain in Greek mythology on the island of Erytheia near Gadeira , which was the residence of Geryon . Herakles had as the tenth job in the service of Eurystheus to steal the cattle of Geryon and when he came to Erytheia he camped first on Mount Abas before he started to carry out the cattle robbery.

literature

• Johannes Toepffer : Abas 2 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 18.

Remarks

1. ^ Libraries of Apollodorus 2, 5, 10, 5.