by Rob Baddorf | Apr 20, 2017 | Mythic Monsters
I know. Sorta makes you want a latte with a shot of espresso right now, yes? Think again. Hesiod’s Echidna was half beautiful maiden and half fearsome snake. Hesiod described “the goddess fierce Echidna” as a flesh eating “monster,...
by Rob Baddorf | Mar 28, 2017 | Mythic Monsters
Hey, Pops. Need a new tie for Father’s Day? Typhon was the daddy of many of the Greek monsters. Read on: Typhon was a monstrous giant and the most deadly creature in Greek mythology. Typhon was the last son of Gaia, and was fathered by Tartarus. Typhon and his...
by Rob Baddorf | Mar 26, 2017 | Mythic Monsters
If you bite me once, then shame on me. If you bite me twice, then you must be the Lernaean Hydra! The Lernaean Hydra or Hydra of Lerna (Greek: Λερναῖα Ὕδρα, Lernaîa Hýdra), more often known simply as the Hydra, was a serpentine water monster in Greek and Roman...
