Cerberus
Cerberus is a huge three headed dog. It is said in some stories to have a lions head in the middle and 2 dog heads with a mane made out of snakes. Cerberus is also said to have a tail of a vicious dragon. His father is named Typhon he is a dragon like creature and his mother was called Echidna. She was a half woman and half snaked, from the hips up she was a beautiful woman and from the hips down she had a serpent body. Cerberus would walk around the battle field at night and feast upon the fallen soldiers. He would also watch the gates of the underworld and watch all the souls enter. And if any tried to escape the underworld he would devour the poor soul. (Pontikis, Nick. "Cerberus." Mythman.com. Copyright © 1999 Mythman.com, 2011. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.)
Cerberus is a huge three headed dog. It is said in some stories to have a lions head in the middle and 2 dog heads with a mane made out of snakes. Cerberus is also said to have a tail of a vicious dragon. His father is named Typhon he is a dragon like creature and his mother was called Echidna. She was a half woman and half snaked, from the hips up she was a beautiful woman and from the hips down she had a serpent body. Cerberus would walk around the battle field at night and feast upon the fallen soldiers. He would also watch the gates of the underworld and watch all the souls enter. And if any tried to escape the underworld he would devour the poor soul. (Pontikis, Nick. "Cerberus." Mythman.com. Copyright © 1999 Mythman.com, 2011. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.)
Hercules and the Hydra
The Hydra is a nine headed serpent that haunted the swamps of Lerna. Hercules the son of Zeus was sent to kill the Hydra. It was one of the 12 labors he had to complete to receive forgiveness after he killed his brothers and sisters. Thinking they were attackers sent to kill him. So as the story goes he fought the ferocious serpent cutting off one of its nine heads. But when he did this he noticed something strange. Each of the head he cut off 2 other heads arose form the wound. So with the help of Iolaos Hercules applied burning brands to the serpents stumps which cauterizing them stop it from regenerating 2 more heads. After he defeated the beast Hera put the Hydra into the sky as a constellation. Atsma, Aaron J. "Hydra." Www.theoi.com. Theoi Project Copyright © 2000 - 2011, 2011. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.
The Hydra is a nine headed serpent that haunted the swamps of Lerna. Hercules the son of Zeus was sent to kill the Hydra. It was one of the 12 labors he had to complete to receive forgiveness after he killed his brothers and sisters. Thinking they were attackers sent to kill him. So as the story goes he fought the ferocious serpent cutting off one of its nine heads. But when he did this he noticed something strange. Each of the head he cut off 2 other heads arose form the wound. So with the help of Iolaos Hercules applied burning brands to the serpents stumps which cauterizing them stop it from regenerating 2 more heads. After he defeated the beast Hera put the Hydra into the sky as a constellation. Atsma, Aaron J. "Hydra." Www.theoi.com. Theoi Project Copyright © 2000 - 2011, 2011. Web. 2 Mar. 2014.