HydraPetty

**__Origin:__**
-Daughter of Echidna and Typhon -Half sister of Nemean Lion -Some say she is the daughter of Styx and Pallas

**__Appearance__****__:__**
-Hydra is a serpent with many heads most often she is said to have 9. -If one head falls off 2 will grow back in its place. -One of the heads could never be harmed by a weapon.

**__Mythological Stories:__**
-One of the stories says that Hydra was to haunt the swamps of Lerna. The great Hercules was sent to kill her as one of his 12 labours. It was impossible for him to kill her though because every time he would sever her head two more would grow back in its place. So with the help of Iolas he would cut a head off and burn the stub that was left so that two more heads wouldn't grow in its place. When Hercules got to the last head the was no way to sever it so he hit it with a club and ripped off the head with his bare hands and buried it deep in the ground. During this time a crab was snipping at his feet so Hercules crushed it with his heel and now both Hydra and Cancer (the crab) are constellations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOKWJuMyw8E&feature=related Here is a clip from the movie Hercules where he kills Hydra. The final kill is slightly different since many mythological stories vary.

**__Importance:__**
-Hydra haunted the swamps of Lerna until Hercules killed her. -The stories about her death were create to explain why there was a constellation that looked like her. The constellation is named Hydra.

-As you can see in this picture the stars, when connected together, are shaped like a serpent.

**__Modern References:__**
-The Hydra was most recently in the Disney film //Hercules.// -There is also the Hydra Spider which is a car that goes on water. It is made by CAMI. This is a video of the car/boat in motion! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkhGNKgMO1E -It is also referenced in the Marval Universe (video game). Hydra is the name of the terrorist organization. The picture below shows some of the membors and their logo which you can see has a the serpent, Hydra, on it.


 * __Sources:__**
 * http://theochem.chem.rug.nl/resources/mythica.html
 * http://www.theoi.com/Ther/DrakonHydra.html
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_Spyder
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HYDRA