Stymphalian Birds (redirected from Symphalian Birds)

Stymphalian birds (stĭmfā`lēən), in Greek mythology, dangerous man-eating birds that infested the woods around Lake Stymphalus in Arcadia. As his fifth labor, Hercules frightened the birds into the air with a huge rattle and then killed them.

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Stymphalian birds

venomous Arcadian flock shot by Hercules; sixth Labor. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149]

See : Hunting

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Stymphalian Birds

in ancient Greek mythology, birds with bronze wings, talons, and beaks that nested in Arcadia near Lake Stymphalia (Lake Zaraka). By casting off their arrow-like feathers the birds were able to kill animals and people. The destruction of the Stymphalian birds was the fifth labor of Heracles.