In Greek mythology, Hercules and his plucky nephew Iolaus kill the Lernean Hydra—a massive serpent with nine regrowing heads—by bashing and burning eight of its domes and then slicing off the ninth.

When a person hears the word "puppet", the first image that pops into their head is likely one of the traditional hand-and-rod variety. They might visualize someone like Kermit the Frog, operated by a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Paul Manship modeled many sculptures ...

Archaeologists in Iran have uncovered a rare motif on Elymaean rock relief that may echo the Hercules–Hydra myth seen on ...

Archaeologists in Iran have identified a rare motif in Elymaean rock carving that may depict a scene closely resembling the famous myth of Hercules battling the Hydra, a story widely known across the ...