Eurystheus
Mythological king who set the labors of Hercules. Cited in Virgil's Georgics as "harsh Eurystheus" as an example of litotes.
Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses
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Canons Bearing a Torch Before the Pentateuch
— "Harsh Eurystheus" -- Virgil reference for litotes
"Who does not know harsh Eurystheus"