Lernaean Hydra

A beast with nine heads, one of which is immortal. Killed by Hercules.

Place

Lerna

Events
  1. Hercules kills the Lernaean hydra at the Springs of Amymone.
  2. Hercules buries the hydra on the road from Lerna to Elaeus
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.2
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.11
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.7
  4. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 37.4
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