Echidna
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Echidna is a monstrous figure in Greek mythology, often called the "Mother of Monsters," who is typically depicted as half-woman and half-serpent.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological creature
ⓘ
monster in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Typhoeus
ⓘ
surface form:
Typhon
|
| associatedWithHero |
Bellerophon
ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ Heracles ⓘ
surface form:
Herakles
Perseus ⓘ |
| category |
Greek legendary creature
ⓘ
female legendary creature ⓘ mythological hybrid ⓘ |
| consort |
Typhoeus
ⓘ
surface form:
Typhon
|
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| depictedWith |
monstrous lower body
ⓘ
serpentine tail ⓘ |
| describedAs | half-woman and half-serpent ⓘ |
| domain | chthonic realm ⓘ |
| dwellsIn |
cave
ⓘ
underworld-adjacent place ⓘ |
| epithet | Mother of Monsters ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| lowerBody | serpent ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
surface form:
Theogony
|
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | viper or adder in Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| nature | immortal ⓘ |
| notableChildrenGroup | monsters slain by Greek heroes ⓘ |
| offspringCollectiveRole | progenitor of many Greek monsters ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Cerberus
ⓘ
Chimera ⓘ Colchian dragon ⓘ Hydra ⓘ Ladon ⓘ LernaeanHydra ⓘ
surface form:
Lernaean Hydra
Nemean Lion ⓘ Orthrus ⓘ Sphinx ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | mother of many famous Greek monsters ⓘ |
| source |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
surface form:
Hesiod’s Theogony
|
| spouse |
Typhoeus
ⓘ
surface form:
Typhon
|
| symbolism |
chaos
ⓘ
chthonic forces ⓘ primordial terror ⓘ |
| taxonomy | drakaina (female dragon-serpent) in Greek myth ⓘ |
| upperBody | woman ⓘ |