A centaur is an ancient being that generally has the upper body and head of a human but the legs and body of a horse. The creature is most associated with ancient Greek mythology, but the idea of half-human, half-horse beings is thought to have originated in Babylonia. Centaurs usually have a human head, torso, … Read more
The Hydra, often referred to as the Lernaean Hydra, was a multi-headed swamp-dwelling serpent from the Peloponnese region of modern-day Greece. The foul monster’s parents were Echidna, sometimes known as the mother of all monsters, and Typhon, another serpent-like creature that declared war on Zeus, god of the Olympians. Hydra lived in a spring at … Read more
