Stymphalides
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Stymphālides, from Ancient Greek Στυμφαλίδες ὄρνιθες (Stumphalídes órnithes, “birds of Stymphalus”)
Noun[edit]
Stymphalides 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.
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References[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