Stymphalian Birds

The Stymphalian Birds were man eating birds with beaks of bronze and metallic feathers that they could launch at their victims, they also had poisonous dung. The Stymphalian Birds were the pets of Artemis (goddess of the hunt in Greek mythology) or were brought up by Ares (Greek god of war). They migrated to a marsh in Arcadia to escape a pack of vicious wolves. after settling in the marsh they bred quickly and swarmed over the country side, destroying crops fruit trees and attacking townspeople. The Stymphalian birds were defeated by the hero Hercules as a part of his sixth labour.