Hydra
E481518
Hydra is a many-headed serpent-like monster from Greek mythology, famous for its regenerative heads and its defeat by the hero Heracles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hydra canonical | 4 |
| Hydra (historically associated) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monster
ⓘ
mythological creature ⓘ serpent ⓘ |
| aftermath | Heracles dipped his arrows in Hydra’s venom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lernaean Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Labours of Heracles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
second labour of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lernaean marshes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithHero | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Greek legendary creatures
ⓘ
chthonic monsters ⓘ mythological serpents ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| defeatedByMethod |
burial of immortal head under a rock
ⓘ
cauterization of neck stumps ⓘ |
| defeatedWithHelpFrom | Iolaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dwellsIn | swamp ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek "hydra" meaning "water serpent" ⓘ |
| guarded | entrance to the Underworld ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
deadly poison
ⓘ
regrow two heads for each one cut off ⓘ |
| hasProperty | immortal central head ⓘ |
| homeLocation |
Argolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lerna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography | depicted as many-headed water serpent ⓘ |
| influenced | later multi-headed dragon myths ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Heracles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hesiod’s Theogony NERFINISHED ⓘ Pindar’s odes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Ancient Greek religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
multiple heads
ⓘ
poisonous breath ⓘ regenerative heads ⓘ venomous blood ⓘ |
| offspring |
Chimera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nemean Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent |
Echidna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Typhon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
multiplying difficulties
ⓘ
persistent evil ⓘ |
| weaponUsedAgainst |
club of Heracles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
firebrand used by Iolaus ⓘ sword of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.