Hydra – Mythopedia
May 20, 2023 · The Hydra itself was a serpent with numerous heads (the exact number varied in ancient sources). Its blood and even its breath were poisonous. Hercules and the Hydra by …
Iolaus – Mythopedia
Sep 21, 2023 · Iolaus was the son of Iphicles and the nephew of Heracles; he is best remembered as the companion and helper of his more famous uncle. Closely connected with …
Echidna - Mythopedia
Mar 22, 2023 · Echidna was a primeval female monster, usually represented as a woman from the waist up and a snake from the waist down. She was said to have been the mother of some of …
Scylla - Mythopedia
Sep 20, 2023 · Roman poets sometimes imagined that Scylla—or even multiple Scyllae—guarded the gates of the Underworld along with other mythical monsters, including the Hydra, the …
Orthus – Mythopedia
Mar 24, 2023 · His siblings included Cerberus, the three-headed guard dog of the Underworld, who was captured by Heracles; the Hydra, a many-headed serpent, who, like Orthus, was …
Heracles - Mythopedia
Jul 14, 2023 · Eurystheus sent Heracles to fight fearsome monsters such as the Nemean Lion, the Hydra, and even Cerberus, the guard dog of Hades. But Heracles—much to the …
Nessus – Mythopedia
Mar 24, 2023 · But Nessus had his revenge (albeit posthumously): he tricked Deianira into thinking that his blood—now poisoned by the Hydra’s venom—was a love potion. Years later, …
Ladon – Mythopedia
Mar 23, 2023 · Ladon was a formidable serpent or dragon, tasked with guarding the golden apples hidden in the Garden of the Hesperides. When Heracles came to steal the apples for …
Theseus - Mythopedia
May 16, 2023 · Apollodorus, Library 3.15.6, translated by James G. Frazer.See also Plutarch, Life of Theseus 3.3. ↩; The fifth-century BCE poet Bacchylides tells a story of how Theseus …
Greek Creatures - Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Greek mythology is full of strange and often terrifying creatures, some born at the very beginning of the cosmos. Many of these creatures terrorized mortals until they were slain …