Story Greek and Roman
Heracles and Lernaean Hydra
One of the labors of Heracles
- Also called Hercules and Lernaean Hydra, Hercules and the hydra from Lerna, Hercules Slaying the Lernaean Hydra
Who is in it
Gods and people whose own records place them in this story.
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HydraPart of it ancient serpent-like chthonic water monster, with reptilian traits, that possessed many heads, in Greek mythology
The texts that tell it
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More from Greek and Roman
The Olympians and their Roman equivalents, the mystery cults, and the poets whose accounts disagree.