Hydra the Legend of Dragon

Hydra the Legend of Dragon


Lernaean Hydra or Hydra (Greek: Λερναία Ὕδρα) is a myth of ancient Greece, the serpent or dragon-shaped monsters, which had nine heads of every one of his head cut off, it will grow again and form two new heads. He pulls out a deadly poison of his breath at every step.




Hydra of Lerna was killed by Hercules as a second job in one of the requirements of the "Twelve Tasks" (Twelve Olympians) who have lived for a penance. In this case, Hercules became the candidate of Zeus, and he had to compete with Eurystheus who was the candidate of Hera.




Hydra is at swamp nests lerna lake, in the Argolid, and him as a guard the entrance to the spirit world (the underworld). Hydra is the offspring of Typhon and Echidna (Theology), both loathsome offspring of the earth goddess, Gaia. It is said, after reaching the swamp near Lake Lerna, where live Hydra, Hercules cover mouth and nose with a cloth to protect themselves from toxic fumes coming out of breath Hydra. Then, he fired flaming arrows into its nest, hydra just out of a cave is very deep to terrorize neighboring villages. Then he was confronted with it, by wielding a sword, he cut the head-head. Each head is cut, grows back in two.




Hercules more confused about it, after the search, he found a weakness of the hydra. The downside of Hydra was that only one in his head that lasts. Realizing this, Hercules asked for help from his nephew Iolaus. Her nephew came to give an idea (perhaps inspired by Athena), who uses a flint to burn the stubble of Hydra's neck at any time beheaded. After that, a perennial head Hydra placed under a large rock on the sacred ritual between Lerna and Elaius, and arrows dipped in Hydra blood poisonous, and the second task of Hercules was completed.




In another story it is said, that after cutting one head immortal Hydra, he dipped his sword in the blood of Hydra and used the toxin to burn each head, so that the heads can not grow back.






Knowing Hercules assisted by his nephew, Iolaus, in the second task, Eurystheus declared, that the Herculean task unfinished because he's not alone, and consequently the task of killing nine-headed Hydra Lernaean not accounted for in the "Twelve Tasks' which is set for him.


Hydra the Legend of Dragon



In the popular culture, Hydra Lernaean too often become the protagonist in the game play, including: God of War, Age of Mythology, Magic Carpet 2, and others. He became a figure of a terrible monster with 9 head. In the films that were told Hercules, Hydra is often performed on one of the stories in it.


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