Geryon was a three-bodied and six headed monster that owned red cattle. These cattle were
guarded by the two-headed dog Orthos, and the herdsman, Eurytion. In his tenth labor Hercules
slayed the dog, the herdsman and, eventually, Geryon himself.
Tityus,
The son of Gaia and a giant carries one of the three great punishments of Tartarus, the
Underworld. Each day a vulture feeds on his liver which grows back each evening. He is so large
that his body occupies 9 acres in the underworld. This continual torment is the punishment for
his attempted assault against Leto the mother of Apollo and Diana.
One of the rivers of the underworld; river of lamentation; considered to be a tributary to the Acheron river in Epirus, in the north-west Greece. (note: Pyrrhus came from Epirus)
Danaus was the brother of Aegyptus. The two quarreled over their inheritance. Aegyptus
suggested marriage of his 50 sons to his brothers 50 daughters. Danaus did not like this idea so
he fled to Argos where he became a king. There was a drought so he sent his daughters to seek
springs and wells for the people to use. One of the girls was threatened by a satyr. Poseidon
saved her by throwing his trident at him. He also won the girl and made from the rock a spring of
eternal fresh water. In the meanwhile, the sons of Aegyptus arrived, intent upon the marriage
contract. They beseiged the town, cut off the new water supply and eventually were able to obtain
their will. Danaus however was not defeated yet. He told each of his daughters to kill their
husbands on their wedding night. One refused and helped her new husband escape. The others
perished. The guilty daughters were condemned to spend eternity in Tartarus (Hell) forever
carrying water in leaky jars.
For deceit and avarice, his punishment in Tartarus was to try to take a rock to the top of a
steep hill and have it continually fall back down, never to succeed in his purpose.
