Herakles (center) holds his lion skin draped over his left arm to act as a shield against the attacking Stymphalian birds. Four birds are in flight to the right of Herakles, a fifth is visible through his legs, and a sixth attacks from behind him. In his right hand Herakles carries a loaded sling and his arm is outstretched as if he is winding up to release it.

Herakles and the Stymphalian birds. Attic black-figure amphora attributed to the Diosphos Painter, Louvre F 387. Photo by Bibi Saint-Pol via Wikimedia Commons.

Online Resources
Wikimedia Commons
Louvre Museum
Associated Passages
1100-1121
Date
c. 500-490 BCE
Medium
terracotta
Location
Louvre Museum
Image Credit
Wikimedia Commons