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You find yourself trapped in a swamp, finding only marsh in every direction. Suddenly, you detect movement in the water ahead. Something huge lurks just beneath the surface. You start to back away, but a horrible monster emerges. It's like a snake, but instead of one head, seven sepent heads hiss at you. Meet the HYDRA.

The hydra is a creature out of ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Specifically known as the Lernaen Hydra, it was said to inhabit the lake of Lerna in the Argolid, a lake reported to be the entrance to the underworld. In the legends, Hercules slays it as the second of his twelve labors. The hydra was supposedly the child of Typhon and Echidna. It had poisosous breath and if you chopped off one head, two would arise to take it's place.

This is part of a series of art I've been working on featuring Greek mythology ( daniel-eskridge.pixels.com/col… ). Traditionally, the creature should be depicted in or near a lake, but that seemed a bit of a dull scene to place this monster. So, I decided to move it to a swamp to make it a bit more creepy.

Thanks for looking!

Daniel (FineArtByDaniel.com)

Description

Prints: daniel-eskridge.pixels.com/fea…

You find yourself trapped in a swamp, finding only marsh in every direction. Suddenly, you detect movement in the water ahead. Something huge lurks just beneath the surface. You start to back away, but a horrible monster emerges. It's like a snake, but instead of one head, seven sepent heads hiss at you. Meet the HYDRA.

The hydra is a creature out of ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Specifically known as the Lernaen Hydra, it was said to inhabit the lake of Lerna in the Argolid, a lake reported to be the entrance to the underworld. In the legends, Hercules slays it as the second of his twelve labors. The hydra was supposedly the child of Typhon and Echidna. It had poisosous breath and if you chopped off one head, two would arise to take it's place.

This is part of a series of art I've been working on featuring Greek mythology ( daniel-eskridge.pixels.com/col… ). Traditionally, the creature should be depicted in or near a lake, but that seemed a bit of a dull scene to place this monster. So, I decided to move it to a swamp to make it a bit more creepy.

Thanks for looking!

Daniel (FineArtByDaniel.com)