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Also known as Geryones

thumb|upright|A statuette of Geryon at the [[Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon]] In Greek mythology, Geryon (; , genitive ), also Geryone (, or ), son of Chrysaor and Callirrhoe, the grandson of Medusa and the nephew of Pegasus, was a fearsome giant who dwelt on the island Erytheia of the mythic Hesperides in the far west of the Mediterranean. A more literal-minded later generation of Greeks associated the region with Tartessos in southern Iberia. Geryon was often described as a monster with either three bodies and three heads, or three heads and one body, or three bodies and one head. He is common

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Gender
male
Father
Chrysaor
Mother
Callirhoe
Image
Géryon (L 1) - 2.JPG
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Commons category
Geryon
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
name in native language
Γηρυών
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