Stymphalides

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noun

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.

OriginLatin Stymphālides ← Ancient Greek Στυμφαλίδες ὄρνιθες →
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nounStymphalides pl (plural only)
  1. Greekpluralplural onlyhuman sciencesIn 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΣτυμφαλίδες ὄρνιθες“birds of Stymphalus”
  2. LatinStymphālides
  3. EnglishStymphalides

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

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