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title: Herakles & the Lernaean Hydra
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2845/herakles--the-lernaean-hydra/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Herakles & the Lernaean Hydra

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Herakles & the Lernaean Hydra](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2845.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2845.jpg)

## Image Caption

Hydria (ceramic water container) depicting Heracles killing the Lernaean Hydra (an ancient serpent-like water monster), from [Etruria](https://www.worldhistory.org/Etruscan_Civilization/), attributed to the Painter of Aquila, 530-500 BCE. (photo taken at the Monsters. Fantastic Creatures of Fear and Myth exhibition at Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/))

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2014, July 28). Herakles & the Lernaean Hydra. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2845/herakles--the-lernaean-hydra/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Herakles & the Lernaean Hydra." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 28, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2845/herakles--the-lernaean-hydra/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Herakles & the Lernaean Hydra." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Jul 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2845/herakles--the-lernaean-hydra/>.

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