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.