The name of this multi-headed water serpent means "water serpent"
... after the place-name Pytho, which was named after the rotting () 
of the... [DOC] [TLE] Hydra | Define Hydra at Dictionary.com [PAR] 1325-75; < Latin < Greek hdr water serpent (replacing Middle English ydre ... 
are strengthened by itjust as hydra grows stronger and more multiheaded with 
... 1835, genus name of a freshwater polyp, from Greek Hydra, many-headed... [DOC] [TLE] Cosmic Serpent - The Cosmic Serpent [PAR] This is true of these archetype serpents deep under the earth, deep under the 
oceans ... a flying dragon, a water serpent, with many supernatural characteristics
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