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The Hydra: Hercules and the Monster That Grew Stronger When Cut
At the marshes of Lerna, Heracles, the Greek hero better known by his Roman name Hercules, meets a monster that turns every successful blow against him. The Lernaean Hydra is a many-headed water-serpent, deadly in breath, blood, or venom, and in the best-known tradition its severed heads grow back unless the wound is stopped by fire. This episode follows the second labor of Heracles, ordered by King Eurystheus, and shows why strength alone cannot win the fight.
The story is told from Greek tradition while keeping its variations clear. Hesiod names the Hydra among the monstrous offspring…
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