Hydra
deity water Greek single tradition · 3
A monstrous creature from classical tales. The Hydra is killed by Heracles.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Greek mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- harpies, chimaera, Triton, Pegasus, sphinxes, Piasa Bird, basilisk, manticore, Hundun, huli jing, Hupia, Huginn, Muninn, Humbaba, Hraesvelg, Hrímþurs, Huaychivo, Hudhud, Hue-tsiau, Huldufólk, Hulder, Huma, Hyakume, Hydrus, Hyōsube, Hypnalis, Holy Spirit, centaur, Cyclops, Minotaur, griffins, Scylla, Charybdis, Medusa, Zeus, Hecate
- allied with
- Carcinus
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“the Hydra to be killed by Heracles”
#3997 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Hydra (Greek) – multi-headed water serpent/dragon”
#4652 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“the Hydra. Jason kills the beast and takes the Fleece.”
#45391 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-20b:free