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The Stymphalian Birds
Eurystheus, the God of War, creates a flock of giant eagle beasts. They have bronze beaks and metallic feathers that they can fling at people like Eros. Heracles was sent to rescue them from Stymphalia in Arcadia. Athena gave him an idea: He needed to startle the birds so he could shoot them down. And then Athena, with the help of Hephaestus, blacksmith to the gods, created a giant rattle.