Re: [tied] More on IE myth

From: Glen Gordon <glengordon01@...>

> I get the impression that there were three IE labours involving three
> animals, as I've said: a bird, serpent, and wolf. The bird does something

to

> *Manus and so he prays to the sky for help. The sky (*Wextnos/*Dye:us)

gives

> him the power to combat the bird and the bird is slain. The bird becomes

the

> mountains. >

Although I'm not convinced by this Herakles-Manus relation, I agree with
your point of view in pointing a bird-foe for The "Hero".
Let's compare
1) Herakles defeated the Stymphalis Birds
2) Cuchulain captured a group of swans.