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Stymphalides

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin Stymphālides ← Ancient Greek Στυμφαλίδες ὄρνιθες

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Ancient Greek · derived fromΣτυμφαλίδες ὄρνιθες“birds of Stymphalus”
Latin · derived fromStymphālides
English todayStymphalides

From Latin Stymphālides, from Ancient Greek Στυμφαλίδες ὄρνιθες (Stumphalídes órnithes, “birds of Stymphalus”).

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