HYDRA🐉

HYDRA FACTS 📄

• Hydra is the largest of the 88 modern constellations.
• measuring 1303 square degrees.
• It is commonly represented as a water snake.

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THE BABYLONIAN CONSTELLATION

• The Greek constellation of Hydra is an adaptation of a Babylonian constellation

ALPHARD STAR

HYDRA LERNAIA was a gigantic, nine-headed water-serpent, which haunted the swamps of Lerna.

erakles was sent to destroy her as one of his twelve labours, but for each of her heads that he decapitated, two more sprang forth.

So with the help of Iolaos, he applied burning brands to the severed stumps, cauterizing the wounds and preventing regeneration.

In the battle he also crushed a giant crab beneath his heel which had come to assist Hydra. The Hydra and the Crab were afterwards placed amongst the stars by Hera as the Constellations Hydra and Cancer.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• HTTP://ASTROBOB.AREAVOICES.COM/2010/05/11/MORE-COWBELL/
• http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_(constellation)
• http://www.wingmakers.co.nz/universe/constellations/Hydra.html
• http://www.nckas.org/doublestars/
• http://www.theoi.com/Ther/DrakonHydra.html

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.astronomy-images.com/images/Galaxies/m83-ccd.htm
• http://gde-fon.com/download/Spiral-Galaxy-constellation-hydra/340963/2400x1...
• http://www.redorbit.com/media/gallery/galaxies/112_194b896986508d6a083749c3...