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	Hydra (Legend) - LoveToKnow 1911
		HYDRA (watersnake), in Greek legend, the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, a gigantic monster with nine heads (the number is variously given), the centre one being immortal.
		The destruction of this Lernaean hydra was one of the twelve "labours" of Heracles, which he accomplished with the assistance of Iolaus.
		The generally accepted interpretation of the legend is that "the hydra denotes the damp, swampy ground of Lerna with its numerous springs (Ke4aXal, heads); its poison the miasmic vapours rising from the stagnant water; its death at the hands of Heracles the introduction of the culture and consequent purification of the soil" (Preller).
	1911encyclopedia.org /Hydra_(Legend) (280 words)

	Hydra
		Hydra (the sea monster) is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.
		Hydra is one of the Saronic Islands[?] in Greece.
		Hydra is the name of a genus of simple fresh-water polyp, of the class Hydrozoa[?].
	www.findword.org /hy/hydra.html (303 words)

	Lernaean Hydra
		In Greek mythology, The Lernaean Hydra was a vicious monster killed by Heracles as one of his Twelve Labors.
		Upon reaching the swamp near Lake Lerna[?], where the Hydra dwelt, Heracles covered his mouth and nose with a cloth to protect himself from the poisonous fumes and fired flaming arrows into its lair to draw it out.
		The term "Hydra" is often used today when referring to a problem that seems to share this sort of characteristic, for example when attempts to suppress a particular piece of information result in it being disseminated even more widely.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/le/Lernean_Hydra.html (275 words)

	hydra
		Hydra is another constellation having to do with snakes, for the Hydra itself or herself is a water snake, and Hydra is the feminine form of the word (Hydrus the masculine form).
		Allen cites another definition of the sky Hydra as the winding course of the moon: "For an unknown period its winding course symbolized that of the moon; hence the latter's nodes are called the Dragon's Head and Tail" (1963 [1899], 249).
		Hydra represented important cosmic beliefs of ancient peoples, having to do with the forces of creation -- the great chaos or deep or waters which existed prior to creation, and out of which creation was formed, often in female form.
	langlab.uta.edu /german/personal/rings/skygoddess/hydra.htm (2705 words)

	Wilson Vineyard \| NEWS AND TRIVIA FILE - Classic Clippings
		The Hydra is back, and its terrible hissing heads, more numerous with each year, has emerged from its unfathomable brown swamp, consuming many and putting fear into all, for none can escape it.
		The twentieth-century Hydra is the bureaucracy, and its venomous heads are the ever-increasing and complex requirements of levies, licences, returns, and more bloody forms to be filled out.
		What the Hydra has done, is to claim title to the rain the falls out of the sky, and then dictate to the poor vignerons how much water they can take out of their own dams to water the vines.
	www.wilsonvineyard.com.au /newsletters/classic_clippings/flowering/flowering96.html (313 words)

	Lerna, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		The Hydra of Lerna, offspring of Typhon and Echidna, was nourished by Hera, who was then angry at Heracles 1.
		In that way the flow of the Hydra's blood was checked in its necks, and after cutting off all the mortal heads, Heracles 1 chopped off the immortal one as well.
		And indeed the slayer of the Hydra himself was, years later, destroyed by its venom, through the love-charm that the Centaur Nessus 2 gave to Heracles 1's wife Deianira 1.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Lerna.html (1810 words)

	HYDRA LERNAEAN : Giant serpent of Lerna, labor Heracles ; Greek mythology ; pictures ; constellation : HYDRA LERNAIA
		HYDRA LERNAIA was a gigantic, nine-headed water-serpent, which haunted the swamps of Lerna.
		The Hydra and her crab ally were placed amongst the stars as the Constellations Hydra and Cancer.
		The Hydra was of enormous size, with eight mortal heads, and a ninth one in the middle that was immortal.
	www.theoi.com /Ther/DrakonHydra.html (3050 words)

	Spiritual Astrology: Scorpio
		Each head of the hydra represents one of the problems that beset the courageous person who seeks to achieve mastery of himself.
		Hercules falls to his knees as he struggles with the hydra, symbolizing in this posture the spirit of humility that must be attained.
		This ugly head of the hydra must be destroyed once and for all before a man can declare himself to be humanized.
	www.spiritualpsychotherapy.net /spiritualastrologyscorpio/index.html (3430 words)

	thathobbyplace - creature database - Viewing Six-Headed Lernaean Hydra
		Hydras can attack with all their heads at no penalty, even if they move or charge during the round.
		A Lernaean hydra can never have more than twice its original number of heads at any one time, and any extra heads it gains beyond its original number wither and die within a day.
		This creature is released under the d20 license by it's owner, Wizards of the Coast (http://www.wizards.com/) and is subject to the terms contained therein.'d20 System' and the 'd20 System' logo are Trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast and are used according to the terms of the d20 System License version 1.0.
	creaturedb.thathobbyplace.com /view.html?id=694 (405 words)

	PlanetADnD - - Dungeons & Dragons #1 Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Hydrae are gray-brown to dark brown, with light yellow or tan underbellies.
		Hydrae always have 8 points on each of their Hit Dice and all heads must be severed before the hydra dies.
		These reddish hydra have 7 or 8 heads which are able to breathe a jet of fire (5' wide and 2' long) twice per day.
	www.planetadnd.com /interactive_books/mm00166.php (394 words)

	EN World - Morrus' D&D / d20 News & Reviews Site - View Single Post - Critter Bits and Magic Recipes!
		Hydra blood is often introduced to the metal of a magic sword as it's being crafted: pyrohydra blood for flametongues, Lernaean hydra blood for swords used against regenerating creatures, cryohydra blood for frostbrands.
		Hydra body parts can be used as alternate material components for several spells as well.
		DMs might wish to allow hydra teeth to be enchanted so that, when planted in the ground and the command word spoken, they spring up as either armed and armored warriors (as in traditional Greek mythology) or skeletons (as in the movie Jason and the Argonauts).
	www.enworld.org /showpost.php?p=602430&postcount=9 (788 words)

	Hydra
		The Hydra which lived in the swamps near to the ancient city of Lerna in Argolis, was a terrifying monster which like the Nemean lion was the offspring of Echidna (half maiden - half serpent), and Typhon (had 100 heads), other versions think that the Hydra was the offspring of Styx and the Titan Pallas.
		Also the stench from the Hydra's breath was enough to kill man or beast (in other versions it was a deadly venom).
		The one remaining could not be harmed by any weapon, so, picking up his hefty club Heracles crushed it with one mighty blow, he then tore off the head with his bare hands and quickly buried it deep in the ground, placing a huge boulder on the top.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/h/hydra.html (426 words)

	Lernaean Hydra
		Details: This hydra terrorized large villages constantly, devouring livestock, ruining crops with it's noxious breath, and killing villagers.
		A dragonslayer (rumored to have been the same dragonslayer who defeated Cetus) was called in to defend the villages from the hydra.
		He flushed the hydra from it's cave using torches and embraced it in fierce combat.
	aerowarracingleague.tripod.com /lairofthebeast/id66.html (105 words)

	Hydra
		It was said to be the sibling of the Nemean Lion, yet another creature of the archaic Goddess, and thus seeking revenge for Heracles' slaying of it.
		The Hydra of Greek mythology was sited at Lerna: it did not pop up as an adversary elsewhere; nevertheless, in contemporary market-driven video-game culture, "Hydra" may be applied to any number of serpentlike many-headed menaces that are not "killed" by a single direct hit:
		Hydras appear as Myth Units in Age of Mythology and its expansion pack Age of Mythology: The Titans
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Lernaean_Hydra.php (1040 words)

	Lerna
		In classical Greece, Lerna was a region of springs and a former lake near the east coast of the Peloponnesus, south of Argos.
		It is most famous as the lair of the Lernaean Hydra, the chthonic many-headed water snake, a creature of great antiquity when Heracles killed it, as the second of his labors.
		The secret of the Lernaean spring was the gift of Poseidon when he lay with the "blameless" daughter of Danaus, Amymone.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Cities/Lerna.html (501 words)

	HYDRA
		Their organization takes its name from the many-headed serpent-like monster of Greek mythology, the Lernaean Hydra, whose venom was lethal and who was known for its ability to grow two heads immediately to replace any head that was severed.
		HYDRA was close to obtaining nuclear weaponry, and thus achieving the means to conquer the Earth, when HYDRA Island was invaded by Captain Simon Savage's U.S. Marine commandos, the Leatherneck Raiders, and their Japanese counterparts, the so-called Samurai Squad.
		All that remained were HYDRA agents who had either been meant to hide it from the Spore in smaller shelters, or had been left to their fate.
	www.marveldirectory.com /groupsandteams/hydra.htm (2218 words)

	Hydra - AOL Music
		The Hydra which lived in the swamps near to the ancient city of Lerna in Argolis, was a terrifying monster which like the Nemean lion was the offspring of...
		Hydra, also called the serpent of Lerna, was a beast with the body of a...
		In Greek mythology, the Lernaean Hydra was an ancient nameless serpent-like...
	music.aol.com /artist/hydra/18384/main (137 words)

	Hydra
		Hydra agents wear green costumes with cowls concealing their entire heads except for their mouths and chins.
		Hydra's very name, a reference to Greek mythology, attests to the major role Strucker had in shaping the organization even before he became its leader.
		The remnant of HYDRA in the New York City area was led first by Madame Hydra, and later by the Grim Reaper and the Space.
	www.angelfire.com /comics/benriely/hydra.html (2192 words)

	Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Now the hydra had a huge body, with nine heads, eight mortal, but the middle one immortal.
		So mounting a chariot driven by Iolaus, he came to Lerna, and having halted his horses, he discovered the hydra on a hill beside the springs of the Amymone, where was its den.
		However, Eurystheus said that this labour should not be reckoned among the ten because he had not got the better of the hydra by himself, but with the help of Iolaus.
	www3.baylor.edu /~John_Thorburn/HeraclesHydra.html (282 words)

	hydraextra
		Echidna united with Typhon and bore...Cerberus (the hound of Hades), the Lernaean Hydra....
		So, even if the Hydra in the sky, which Allen says is cited sometimes as Echidna, is not the Lernaean Hydra, the Lernaean Hydra is the offspring of the Hydra in the sky--according to this one possible connection.
		On page 359 under The Lernaean Hydra: "This serpent (hydra is the Greek word for a water snake) lived in the swamps of Lerna, near Argos; it was said to have had nine heads, of which eight were mortal and the ninth immortal...." Heracles killed this hydra.
	langlab.uta.edu /german/personal/rings/skygoddess/hydraextra.htm (464 words)

	HYDRA
		Their organization takes its name from the many-headed monster of Greek mythology, the Lernaean Hydra, whose venom was lethal and who was known for its ability to grow heads immediately after they had been severed.
		HYDRA was close to obtaining nuclear weaponry, and thus achieving the means to conquer Earth, when its Pacific base, Hydra Island, was invaded by Captain Simon Savage’s U.S. Marine Commandos and their Japanese counterparts, the so-called Samurai Squad.
		The remnant of HYDRA in New York City was led first by Madame Hydra, and later by the Grim Reaper and the Space Phantom.
	www.norse-man.net /Marvel/Char-H/HYDRA.htm (2246 words)

	DRAGONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Hydra was was Hercules Second Labor, the first being the Lion of Nemean.
		This hydra, raised in the swamp of Lerna, would go out into the plain and destroy both property and livestock.
		The hydra is a gigantic multi-headed dragon, with anywhere from 6 to 9 heads (depending on which version of the story you read) with the middle one being immortal.
	www.rpi.edu /~methok/dragons/hurcules.html (329 words)

	The Mythology of the Constellations: Hydra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		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.
		What made the Hydra so difficult was the fact that, whenever one of its heads was chopped off, two would grow in its place.
	www.comfychair.org /~cmbell/myth/hydra.html (191 words)

	The Lernaean Hydra
		Heracles, had to perform to show that he was sorry for a terrible crime he committed.
		Heracles was so brave and strong that he succeeded in killing the Hydra, with the help of his nephew, Iolaus.
		During their fight, an enormous crab emerged from the swamp to aid the Hydra.
	www.windows.ucar.edu /tour/link=/mythology/hydra_lernaean.html (229 words)

	Dragon History
		The Hydra was was Heracles' Second Labor, the first being the Lion of Nemean.
		With that done, he cut open the body of the hydra, and Heracles dipped his arrows in its deadly bile.
		Saint George is known as a Martyr and the Patron Saint of England.
	www.draconian.com /history/history.htm (2287 words)

	AIC Art Explorer : AIC : Text : Gustave Moreau's Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, c. 1876
		Gustave Moreau's Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, c.
		Looming above an almost primordial ooze of brown paint is the seven-headed Hydra, a serpentine monster whose dead and dying victims lie strewn about a swampy ground.
		Whether or not Hercules literally personifies France and the Hydra represents the Prussians, this monumental work portrays a moral battle between the forces of good and evil, light and darkness, with intensity and power.
	www.artic.edu /artexplorer/search.php?tab=2&resource=141 (322 words)

	Labor 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Herakles second labor was to kill the Lernaean Hydra, A monster that lived in the swamps near the city of Lerna.
		So he picked up his hefty club, crushed it with one almighty blow, tore the head off with his bare hands and quickly buried it deep in the ground under a huge boulder.
		After he had killed th Hydra, Herakles dipped the tips of his arrows into the Hydras blood (which was poisonous), Making them deadly.
	www.janih.com /kitiana/greek/labors/02.html (255 words)

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