Stymphalian Birds
Origin / Region
Lake Stymphalia, Arcadia
Creature Type
Flock Monster
Threat Level
Moderate
Defeated By
Heracles
Description
A vast flock of man-eating birds with beaks, claws, and feathers of razor-sharp bronze. They darkened the sky over Arcadia, raining their metallic feathers like arrows on the people below before Heracles drove them away with sacred bronze castanets.