Greek mythology
Stymphalian Birds
Man-eating birds with bronze beaks and metal feathers
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- Heracles
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The Stymphalian Birds are a flock of ravenous creatures with bronze beaks, claws, and feathers they shoot like arrows. They infest the marsh of Stymphalia, devouring crops and men alike. For his sixth Labor Heracles startles them aloft with Athena's bronze rattle and shoots them from the sky.
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Heracles
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- Who is Stymphalian Birds?
- The Stymphalian Birds are a flock of ravenous creatures with bronze beaks, claws, and feathers they shoot like arrows. They infest the marsh of Stymphalia, devouring crops and men alike. For his sixth Labor Heracles startles them aloft with Athena's bronze rattle and shoots them from the sky.
- Which mythology does Stymphalian Birds belong to?
- Stymphalian Birds belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Stymphalian Birds appear in?
- Stymphalian Birds appears in Heracles, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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