Hydra

A Greek vase depicting the Lernaean Hydra

Meaning

A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.
A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.
One of Pluto's moons.
One of the Saronic Islands in the Aegean Sea.

Lernaean Hydra; Xiangliu, Xiangyao
Pluto II, S/2005 P 1, S/2005 P 1 (Hydra), (134340) Pluto II, (134340) Pluto II Hydra, Pluto II (Hydra)

From Latin Hydra, the mythical serpent, originally from Ancient Greek ὕδρα, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ("water").

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