Mythical Beasts

If two heads are better than one then what about six hmmmmmm…..

 

(courtesy of in2greece)

Hydra

The Hydra which lived in the swamps near to the ancient city of Lerna in Argolis, was a terrifying monster which like the Nemean lion was the offspring of Echidna and Typhon. The Hydra had the body of a serpent and many heads of which one could never be harmed by any weapon, and if any of the other heads were severed another would grow in its place. The hydra also spat deadly poison that could kill any man if it got on their skin. When it arose from the swamp it ate cattle and villagers and terrorized the land for years. One of Hercules’ labours was to kill the Hydra, and he managed it by having his companion Iolaus burn each stump after he had cut the head off. When all the heads were off, Heracles buried the Hydra under a pile of stones, and dipped his arrows into the monsters blood, making them poisonous.