The crab was no match for the hero and he quickly crushed the crab with his foot. Right behind him with a torch was his nephew Lolous who would then burn the necks.Įnraged with Hercules’s progress of slaying the hydra she sent a giant crab to distract and pinch Hercules’s. Hercules sprang to work cutting off the heads of the hydra with his magic gold sword. Hercules and his nephew arrived at the swamp and were met by the hydra that had too many heads to count. So Hercules with his nephew in toe traveled back to the swamp to beat the hydra. The plan was Hercules would cut off the head, and before 2 more would grow back it was Lolous job to burn the cut neck of the hydra. Hercules found his nephew Lolous and asked him to help. Hercules realizing that this wasn't going to work retreated into the forest. Hercules tried again, and each time he cut a head of 2 more heads appeared. Hercules made quick work of the 8 magic heads, and went to strike the final blow when the magic heads sprung back to life now 16 heads. He shot a flaming arrow and the hydra, and the hydra came after Hercules. Hercules covered his mouth and nose with cloth so he wouldn't get harmed (or have to smell) the nasty hydra breath. Hercules came across the swamp where the hydra lived. Hercules set off with a bow and arrows and his magic gold sword (a gift from the goddess Athena ) to find and slay the hydra. This was a special creature that Hera raised specifically to destroy Hercules.įor Hercules's second labor King Eurystheus sent Hercules to slay the nine-headed hydra of Lernaean. It had poison for blood and 8 magic heads, that were one was removed 2 more heads would grow back in its place. The nine-headed hydra of Lernaean was a snake like creature that lives in the water and had REALLY bad breath that would strip the paint right off a car so to speak.
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