Lernaean Hydra
demonic water Greek single tradition · 3
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #406 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 500
- Historical notes
- Documented in Greek and Roman mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Grootslang, Nemean lion, Agathyrsus, Gelonus, Scythes, sphinxes, will-o'-the-wisp, Bunyip
- sibling of
- Scylla, Caucasian Eagle, Ladon, Gorgons, Chimera, Colchian dragon, Orthrus, Cerberus
- allied with
- Karkinos
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The Lernaean Hydra in Greek and Roman mythology was the creature Heracles killed in the swamp near Lake Lerna.”
#5337 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“First there was Orthrus, the two-headed dog who guarded the Cattle of Geryon, second Cerberus, the multiheaded dog who guarded the gates of Hades, and third the Lernaean Hydra, the many-headed serpent who, when one of its heads was cut off, grew two back.”
#6198 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001