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In time, King [[Eurystheas]] of [[Mycenae]] ordered the hero [[Herakles]] to kill the Stymphalian birds as his sixth [[Labours of Hercules|task]].<ref name="DT"/> | In time, King [[Eurystheas]] of [[Mycenae]] ordered the hero [[Herakles]] to kill the Stymphalian birds as his sixth [[Labours of Hercules|task]].<ref name="DT"/> | ||
To help with this task, the goddess [[Athena]] gave Herakles a rattle which the god of metalworking, [[Hephaistos]], had crafted. The sound of the rattle scared the birds out of hiding, and Herakles was able to shoot some of them<ref name="DT"/> with the arrows he'd dipped into the [[Lernaean Hydra]] | To help with this task, the goddess [[Minerva|Athena]] gave Herakles a rattle which the god of metalworking, [[Hephaistos]], had crafted. The sound of the rattle scared the birds out of hiding, and Herakles was able to shoot some of them<ref name="DT"/> with the arrows he'd dipped into the [[Lernaean Hydra|Lernaean Hydra's]] poisonous blood before.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Argolis|Argolis: The Hydra]]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 30 September 2024
- "Let's hope Herakles killed all of the Stymphalian birds."
- ―Kassandra[src]
The Stymphalian birds were flesh-eating birds plaguing Lake Stymphalia near the village of Stymphalos in Greek mythology.
Description[edit | edit source]
The birds were described as made of bronze[1], but with feathers of steel.[2]
The birds were also carnivorous, and had toxic dung.[1]
Mythology[edit | edit source]
Considered sacred to the Greek god of war, Ares, when the birds' numbers grew, they became a menace not only to crops and livestock, but also to the humans in the area.[2] In time, King Eurystheas of Mycenae ordered the hero Herakles to kill the Stymphalian birds as his sixth task.[1]
To help with this task, the goddess Athena gave Herakles a rattle which the god of metalworking, Hephaistos, had crafted. The sound of the rattle scared the birds out of hiding, and Herakles was able to shoot some of them[1] with the arrows he'd dipped into the Lernaean Hydra's poisonous blood before.[3]
Influence[edit | edit source]
Following the birds' extermination, a memorial was set up on a mountaintop overlooking the village of Stymphalos in Arkadia.[4]
One of Layla Hassan's Animus modifications allowed Kassandra to obtain bracers said to have been made from the sharp, metallic feathers of the birds.[4]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (monument only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Arkadia: The Stymphalian Birds
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Arkadia: Stymphalos
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Argolis: The Hydra
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey