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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Stymphalus canonical | 2 |
| Lake Stymphalia | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Stymphalia