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  2. Hydra (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    The Greek constellation of Hydra is an adaptation of a Babylonian constellation: the MUL.APIN includes a "serpent" constellation (MUL.DINGIR.MUŠ) that loosely corresponds to Hydra. It is one of two Babylonian "serpent" constellations (the other being the origin of the Greek Serpens ), a mythological hybrid of serpent, lion and bird. [ 2 ]

  3. Hydra in Chinese astronomy - Wikipedia

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    The modern constellation Hydra lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng) and the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

  4. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    Heracles' arrows, arrows wielded by Heracles that were coated in poisonous Hydra blood. (Greek mythology) Gusisnautar , magic arrows given to Örvar-Oddr by his father. (Norse mythology) Sagitta (Arrow), regarded as the weapon that Hercules used to kill the eagle Aquila that perpetually gnawed Prometheus' liver. (Greek mythology)

  5. Chinese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Various mythology of China involves fish or fish-like beings. Part human, part sea creatures of the Mermaid (人魚) type appear. The Kun (or Peng) was a giant monstrous fish transformation of the Peng bird. Carp that leapt the dragon gate falls of the Yellow River were said to transform into dragons.

  6. Bašmu - Wikipedia

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    In the Angim, or "Ninurta's return to Nippur", it was identified as one of the eleven "warriors" (ur-sag) defeated by Ninurta.Bašmu was created in the sea and was "sixty double-miles long", according to a fragmentary Assyrian myth [5] which recounts that it devoured fish, birds, wild asses, and men, securing the disapproval of the gods who sent Nergal or Palil ("snake charmer") to vanquish it.

  7. Cancer (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    The character of Carcinos is represented in art mainly as part of the myth of the Hydra, as a zodiac sign or as a constellation on celestial charts. The artistic techniques used in their representations are diverse, highlighting Ancient pottery , the reliefs and stained glass of the Middle Ages , the Renaissance engravings or the drawings in ...

  8. Kuimulang - Wikipedia

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    In this constellation is Kui Xiu, described as the "four-legged fish palace" of Heshansu (和善宿) because its shape is similar to a fish. Indian mythology also references this constellation, also calling it a "fish palace." Another constellation, the White Tiger, is also associated with this cluster of stars.

  9. Lernaean Hydra - Wikipedia

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    The Lernaean Hydra or Hydra of Lerna (Ancient Greek: Λερναῖα ὕδρα, romanized: Lernaîa Húdrā), more often known simply as the Hydra, is a serpentine lake monster in Greek mythology and Roman mythology. Its lair was the lake of Lerna in the Argolid, which was also the site of the myth of the Danaïdes.