Augean

Au·ge·an

Augean

a.
  1. Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day. (Class. Myth.)
  2. Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt.

Phrases & Compounds

Augean stable
an accumulation of corruption or filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy.