Stymphalian birds
Sign in to savedemonic birds of Greek mythology, killed by Heracles
Key facts
- Grouping
- Legendary creature
- Sub grouping
- Birds
- Folklore
- Greek mythology
- Country
- Greece
- Region
- Arcadia
- Habitat
- Lake Stymphalia
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- mythical creature
- Part of
- Labours of Heracles
- Named after
- Stymphalos
- Country
- Greece
- Image
- Mosaico Trabajos Hércules (M.A.N. Madrid) 06.jpg
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- Commons category
- Stymphalian birds
- worshipped by
- Ancient Greek religion
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Encyclopedic overview
The Stymphalian birds (/stɪmˈfeɪliən/ stim-FAY-lee-ən; Ancient Greek: Στυμφαλίδες ὄρνιθες, romanized: Stymphalídes órnithes) are a group of voracious birds in Greek mythology. The birds' appellation is derived from their dwelling in a swamp in Stymphalia.
Characteristics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stymphalian birds” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.