Hydra – Multi-Headed Serpent of Lerna

The Lernaean Hydra or Hydra of Lerna, is often known simply as the Hydra, a terryfying snake-like water monster from Greek and Roman mythology. It made it’s home at the lake of Lerna in the Argolid, which was said to be one of the entrances to the Underworld, a sacred site that through achaeology has been established as dating back to a few hundred years B.C. It’s defining trait is the hydra’s multiple heads. Any time a head is removed, […]

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