Lake Stymphalus

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Lake Stymphalus is a lake in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, famed in Greek mythology as the setting of Heracles’ labor involving the man-eating Stymphalian Birds.

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Lake Stymphalus canonical 2
Lake Stymphalia 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
mythological location
appearsIn Greek mythology NERFINISHED
associatedPeriod Classical antiquity (mythic tradition)
associatedWith Heracles NERFINISHED
Stymphalian Birds NERFINISHED
category Lakes of Greece
Landforms of the Peloponnese
Locations in Greek mythology
Mythological lakes
country Greece
culturalSignificance site of heroic myth in classical literature
describedAs haunt of man-eating birds in myth
drainageType karst basin
ecoregion Mediterranean climate zone
GreekName Λίμνη Στυμφαλία NERFINISHED
hasConservationInterest important wetland for birds
hasCoordinateRegion southern Greece NERFINISHED
hasFeature seasonally varying water level
wetland habitats
hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite ancient city of Stymphalos NERFINISHED
hydrologicalSystem closed basin with underground drainage
knownFor Heracles’ sixth labor NERFINISHED
Stymphalian Birds myth
languageOfToponym Greek
locatedIn Arcadia NERFINISHED
Peloponnese
Peloponnese region of Greece NERFINISHED
northeastern Peloponnese
regional unit of Corinthia
locatedNear village of Stymfalia
locatedOnContinent Europe
mythologicalEventLocation Heracles’ labor of the Stymphalian Birds NERFINISHED
nearbyMountainRange Mount Kyllini region
Oligyrtos mountains NERFINISHED
partOf Greek mainland
Stymfalia basin NERFINISHED
referencedIn ancient Greek sources about Heracles
tourismType mythology-related tourism destination
nature tourism destination
waterType freshwater lake

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Stymphalian Birds habitat Lake Stymphalus
Stymphalian Birds namedAfter Lake Stymphalus
Stymphalia hasFeature Lake Stymphalus
this entity surface form: Lake Stymphalia