Stymphalides
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Stymphālides, from Ancient Greek Στυμφαλίδες ὄρνιθες (Stumphalídes órnithes, “birds of Stymphalus”)
Noun
editStymphalides pl (plural only)
- (Greek mythology) In Greek mythology, a flock of metallic man-eating birds that haunted Lake Stymphalis in Arkadia. They were slain by Herakles as part of his sixth Labour, who took advantage of their sensitive sense of hearing.
See also
editReferences
edit- http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20740/20740-h/20740-h.htm#Page_164 Hercules Sixth Labour
- http://www.theoi.com/Ther/OrnithesStymphalides.html Theoi Project