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Hydria (ceramic water container) depicting Heracles killing the Lernaean Hydra (an ancient serpent-like water monster), from Etruria, 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)
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Raddato, C. (2014, July 28). Herakles & the Lernaean Hydra. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2845/herakles--the-lernaean-hydra/
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Raddato, Carole. "Herakles & the Lernaean Hydra." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 28, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2845/herakles--the-lernaean-hydra/.
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Raddato, Carole. "Herakles & the Lernaean Hydra." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Jul 2014. Web. 19 Apr 2024.
