Hydra (mythology)

The Hydra of the Mythos is a creature inspired by the Lernean Hydra of Greek mythology.
==Background==
The Hydra is a creature that lurks in the deepest parts of the Mesopotamian Sea. It takes the form of a many headed serpent that harbors a bitter hatred for surface dwellers, spitting acid and poisonous venom at unsuspecting travelers.
===In Marvel Comics===
The Lernean Hydra was a descendant of the Elder God Set, sired by Set's granddaughter and mother of many prominent mythological monstrous figures Echidna, who mated with the Titan Typhon.
The Hydra was multi-headed reptilian monster who could grow two head where one was cut, and whose blood was venomous. The Hydra became stuff of legends in Greece, and was one of the "labors" assigned to the demigod Hercules.
==Notes==
*In Witches and Other Night-Fears, Charles Lamb mentioned the Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimaeras, as "dire stories of Celaeno and the Harpies". The excerpt is quoted as a preface in "The Dunwich Horror" ().
==Gallery==
Hydra Shin Megami Tensei V.png|Hydra (Shin Megami Tensei V)
Hydra elder.jpg|Hydra (Elder Sign)
==External Links==
*Lernean Hydra at Wikipedia.org
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Category:Other Supernatural Beings
Category:Characters Originating From Lovecraft Circle Works