Hydra

ancient serpent-like chthonic water monster, with reptilian traits, that possessed many heads, in Greek mythology
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Hydra
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Hydra

Summary

Hydra is a mythological serpent[1]. Hydra ranks in the top 5% of mythological_serpent entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,271 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hydra's father was Typhon[3].
  • Hydra's mother was Echidna[4].
  • Hydra is in the country of Ancient Greece[5].
  • Hydra's image is recorded as Herakles membunuh Hidra.jpg[6].
  • Hydra's image is recorded as Héraklész Hüdra Iolaosz.png[7].
  • Hydra's image is recorded as Gustave Moreau - Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra - 1964.231 - Art Institute of Chicago.jpg[8].
  • Hydra is recorded as female organism[9].
  • Hydra's instance of is recorded as mythological serpent[10].
  • Hydra's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[11].
  • Lerna is named after Hydra[12].
  • Hydra's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 217218073[13].
  • Hydra's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119955171[14].
  • Hydra's IdRef ID is recorded as 078600286[15].
  • Hydra's part of is recorded as Heracles and Lernaean Hydra[16].
  • Hydra's Commons category is recorded as Lernaean Hydra[17].
  • Hydra's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Hydra.ogg[18].
  • Hydra's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0lgnk[19].
  • Hydra's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈhyːdʁa[20].
  • Hydra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lernaean Hydra[21].
  • Hydra's Commons gallery is recorded as Hydra (mythology)[22].
  • Hydra's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology[23].
  • Hydra's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0114185[24].
  • Hydra's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Hydra's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Hydra's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Hydra's father was Typhon[3]. Hydra's mother was Echidna[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hydra include Hydra[28], a fictional criminal organization[29]; Hydra effect[30], a paradox[31]; Hydra the Revenge[32], a steel roller coaster[33], in United States[34]; and HyDRA Challenge[35], a science award[36], in Germany[37], founded in 2021[38].

Why It Matters

Hydra ranks in the top 5% of mythological_serpent entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,271 views/month).[2] Hydra has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Hydra is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Hydra include Hydra[28], a fictional criminal organization[29]; Hydra effect[30], a paradox[31]; Hydra the Revenge[32], a steel roller coaster[33], in United States[34]; and HyDRA Challenge[35], a science award[36], in Germany[37], founded in 2021[38].

FAQs

Who were Hydra's parents?

Hydra's father was Typhon[3]. Hydra's mother was Echidna[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Typhoeus. wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Echidna. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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