Jan 26, 2023 · The Stymphalian Birds were the last of Heracles’ “Peloponnesian Labors” (at least by Apollodorus’ count). The Stymphalian Birds had infested the woods around Lake Stymphalus in Arcadia. In some traditions they were aggressive, though earlier accounts seem to have imagined them merely as pests, with the main complaint being their large ...

Jul 14, 2023 · Labor #6: The Stymphalian Birds. Heracles was then sent to get rid of the Stymphalian Birds, man-eating, bronze-beaked birds who were terrorizing a forest near Stymphalia. Heracles used a rattle given to him by Athena to frighten the birds out of hiding.

May 20, 2023 · The Hydra, a child of the Greek monsters Typhoeus and Echidna, was a creature with multiple serpent heads. It lived in the swamps of Lerna in Greece, where it terrorized the region’s inhabitants until it was slain by the mighty Heracles.

Nov 29, 2022 · Greek mythology is full of strange and often terrifying creatures, some born at the very beginning of the cosmos. Many of these creatures terrorized mortals until they were slain by brave gods or heroes.

Mar 6, 2023 · Finally, several canonical labors are never mentioned at all, including the Erymanthean Boar, the Augean Stables, the Stymphalian Birds, and the Cretan Bull. This is highly strange, as the Twelve Labors had been fixed since around 470 BCE, when they were depicted in sculpted relief on the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. Perhaps Euripides was ...

Mar 22, 2023 · Geryon was a monster with three heads and three bodies who kept a majestic herd of cattle at the edge of the world. He was ultimately killed by Heracles, who was sent to steal Geryon’s cattle as the tenth of his famous Twelve Labors.

Jan 13, 2023 · The Crommyonian Sow, sometimes known as Phaea, was an unusually large and aggressive sow who plagued the town of Crommyon. The hero Theseus killed the beast while traveling to Athens to meet his father.

Mar 22, 2023 · The Erymanthian Boar was a ferocious beast, known for terrorizing those who lived near its mountainous lair. In the end, it was captured alive by Heracles, who had been sent to fight the creature for his fourth labor.

Aug 8, 2023 · Icarus, son of Daedalus, was imprisoned by King Minos in the famous Labyrinth. He escaped with his father using wings made of feathers and held together with wax. But when Icarus foolishly flew too high, the heat from the sun melted the wax, and he fell to his death.

Nov 29, 2022 · Thoth was the vitally important Egyptian god of the moon, medicine, science, wisdom, and magic. Depicted with the head of an ibis, he invented writing, was the divine healer, and acted as advisor to the rest of the pantheon.