Hydra
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Summary
Hydra is a mythological serpent[1]. Hydra ranks in the top 5% of mythological serpent entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,109 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Typhon[3]
- Mother: Echidna[4]
- Country: Ancient Greece[5]
- Sex or gender: female organism[6]
- Instance of: mythological Greek character[7]
- Named after: Lerna[8]
- Part of: Heracles and Lernaean Hydra[9]
- Commons category: Lernaean Hydra[10]
- IPA transcription: ˈhyːdʁa[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lernaean Hydra[12]
- Commons gallery: Hydra (mythology)[13]
- Worshipped by: Greek mythology[14]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[19], Pauly–Wissowa[20]
- Present in work: Hades[21], Hercules[22]
- Name in native language: Ὕδρα[23]
- Sibling: Orthrus[24], Cerberus[25], chimera[26], sphinx[27], Nemean lion[28]
- Derivative work: Hydra[29]
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Influence
Things named for Hydra include Hydra[30], a fictional criminal organization[31]; Hydra effect[32], a paradox[33]; Hydra the Revenge[34], a steel roller coaster[35], in United States[36]; and HyDRA Challenge[37], a science award[38], in Germany[39], founded in 2021[40].
Why It Matters
Hydra has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Hydra is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Hydra include Hydra[30], a fictional criminal organization[31]; Hydra effect[32], a paradox[33]; Hydra the Revenge[34], a steel roller coaster[35], in United States[36]; and HyDRA Challenge[37], a science award[38], in Germany[39], founded in 2021[40].
FAQs
Who were Hydra's parents?
Hydra's father was Typhon[3]. Hydra's mother was Echidna[4].