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Aunt Sally was intended to be both humiliating and impossible, since the livestock were immortal. However, Heracles succeeded by rerouting two rivers to wash out the filth. Augeas was irate because he had promised Heracles one tenth of his cattle if the job was finished in one day. As he refused to honor the agreement, Heracles killed him after completing the tasks. Hence, the task of clearing up a gigantic mess is termed cleaning the Augean stables; sometimes applied to the efforts of a reform government upon succeeding a corrupt one. Augustan Age – век Августа; золотой век литературы и искусства The phrase may refer to: • The period in Roman history when Caesar Augustus was the first emperor. • The period in the history of the Latin language when Caesar Augustus was emperor and Golden-age Latin was in use. • Augustan literature and Augustan poetry, the early 18th century in British literature and poetry, where the authors highly admired and emulated the original Augustan Age. Aunt Jemima/Jane/Mary/Sally/Thomasina – негритянкаподхалимка; (амер. презр.) негритянка, предающая интересы негров A black woman who “kisses up” to whites, a “sellout”, female counterpart of Uncle Tom (see p. 167). The phrase is taken from the popular syrup of the same name, where “Aunt Jemima” is represented as a black woman. Aunt Sally – «тётка Салли» (ярмарочная игра); предмет насмешек или оскорблений; подставной объект для критики A traditional throwing game played in British pubs and fairgrounds. An Aunt Sally was originally a figurine head of an old woman with a clay pipe in her mouth, or subsequently a ball on a stick. Also, Aunt Sally is a character in Mark 17