The Birds Of The Stymphalian Marsh
- 1. THE BIRDS OF THE STYMPHALIAN MARSHXanRamos Gómez. 3º C
- 2. In Peloponnesus, south of Greece, wewillfind Mount Cyllene in thecity of Mycenae.Itseemsthat in Mount Cyllene a hugeflock of birdsdecidedtotakerefuge at StymphalianMarsh. Thesebirdshadbrasswings, beaks, claws and man – eaters.
- 3. ThekingnamedEurystheussenthisbest and skilfularchersto try togetrid of thesebirds. As thedayspassed King Eurystheusarcherswereuseless and returnedempty – handed.ThekingdecidedtocallforHercules, son of Zeus whowasthegreatestgod of AncientGreece, togetrid of thebirds.
- 4. Hercules set forhisjourney, withhisbow and arrowsacrosshis back. When he arrived at Mount Cyllene, Herculessuddenlyrealizedthedificulty of movingaroundthemarsh.
- 5. Before he couldgetdisappointed, Athenegoddess of Wisdom, gaveHercules a bigbrassrattle and toldhimtoshakeit at the top of thecliff.Herculesclimbed up tothe top of thecliff, fromthoseheights he couldseethebirds in themarsh.
- 6. He thenshooktherattlewithallhispower. Thebirdsthenbegantoscreech and flyintothesky. Herculestookhisbow and arrows and begantoshoot as manybirds as he could.Therest of thebirdsfleedquickly.Herculesstayed at themountain a couple of days in case thebirdsreturned.
- 7. Herculeswent back toMycenae in triumph. Thebirdswerelastseenbythe argonauts in the Isle of Ares in the Black Sea.