A well-known monster from Greek mythology is the Lernaean Hydra. The Lernean Hydra is said to be the offspring of Gaia, the enemy of Zeus. It guarded the underworld from the lake of Lerna.
It is famous (or maybe rather infamous) because Hercules, the most famous hero of Greek mythology, killed it. The hydra is said to have several heads which all had a poisonous breath. The hydra had a special ability in that it grew back two heads when one of its heads were cut off.
Killing the hydra was one of Hercules twelve labours. He had a hard time killing it. He needed the help of Iolao to defeat hydra. With the help of Iolao, Hercules burned the decapitated necks which stopped the hydra from regenerating its head. During the fight between the hydra and Hercules, Hercules also defeated a giant crab (that Hera had sent). Later Hera placed the Lernaen Hydra and the giant crab as constellations.
Sources: http://www.wikipedia.org/
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