Greek Mythology- The Hydra had 9 heads, and the middle one was immortal. Hercules fought the Hydra with his club, but each time he knocked off a head, two more would grow back. Finally, he used a torch to burn off the new heads, and buried the immortal one under a rock.
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Lernaean Hydra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In Greek mythology, the Lernaean Hydra was an ancient nameless serpent-like chthonic water beast (as its name evinces) that possessed 9 heads— the poets mention more heads than the vase-painters cou...
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The Hydra was a many headed water serpent. Whenever one head was chopped off another one grew back in its place. The Hydra is perhaps best known as being the creature in the second labor of Hercules. Herucle's had to kill the creature, but was not able to without help. ... Current Myth News...
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In an ancient Greek myth, the he­ro Her­cu­les kills a many-headed marsh mon­ster called Hy­dra that could re­grow its heads if they were cut off. Such beasts, of, course, don’t ex­ist. But sci­en­tists ... Oddly enough, the tiny jellyfish they studied are close relatives of an animal genuinely called hydra;
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This constellation represents the Lernaean Hydra, slain by Hercules as his second labor. The Hydra was a multi-headed monster--according to Diodorus (first century B.C.), it had a hundred heads; Simonides (sixth century B.C.) said it had fifty. ... Back to the main myth page.
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Hydra, also called the serpent of Lerna, was a beast with the body of a hound and 100 serpentine heads. As if this weren't bad enough, it also had poisonous breath and it was so hideous that it caused most people to die of fear from simply seeing it.
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The swamps of Lerna was home of the Hydra, an enormous water snake with nine heads (one of which was immortal), ... This myth gave rise to two alternate manes for Corvus as a constellation: Avis Ficarius, or "the Fig Bird," and Emansor, or "One Who Lingers Too Long." back to Constellation Table - Planetarium Home Page...
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Hydra (constellation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hydra is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, measuring 1303 square degrees. It has a long history, having been included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptole...
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