Hydra

Who is Hydra

In Greek mythology the Hydra was also called Lernaean Hydra, which is a serpent-like monster. The hydra is the child of Typhon and Echidna. Hercules in Greek mythology, kills the Hydra as one of his Labors. The Hydra lived in the lake of Lerna in the Argolid.

Who defeated Hydra

Hydras Death Story

To defeat the Hydra, Hercules called on his friend Iolaus for help. As soon as Hercules cut off one head, Iolaus would seal the wound with a red hot torch so that nothing could grow to replace it. After removing the Hydra's immortal head, Hercules buried it under a large rock.

Hydra is a serpent water monster. Its lair was the lake of Lerna. Hydra was killed by Hercules and Iolaus. Hydra had poisonous breath and the blood, even the scent was poisonous. Hydra had many heads. For every head that was chopped off exactly 2 heads would grow back. So Hercules needed help by his cousin Iolaus, to cut off all Hydras heads with a sword of fire.So the heads wouldn't grow back. Finally Hercules picked up a oulder and dropped it on Hydra.

What is Hydra

Hydras Weaknesses

A many headed serpent or monster in Greek Mythology that was slain by Hercules and each head of which when cut off was replace by two more others

The weakness of the Hydra was that it was invulnerable only if it retained at least one head. Heracles placed the head- still alive and writhing- under a great rock on the sacred way between Lerna and Elaius, and dipped his arrow in the Hydra' s poisonous blood

Hydra

By Kaitlyn Matuszewich