The different faces of the Lernaean Hydra in contemporary pop culture: from cinema to video games

The Lernaean Hydra is one of the most famous ancient mon-sters. As the opponent in second of the labours of Herakles, it has known a great success through reception since Antiquity. Through the centuries, the monster has known many evolutions: for example, it has grown horns and legs, some-times it...

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Main Author: Fabien Bièvre-Perrin
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universität Potsdam 2019-05-01
Series:thersites. Journal for Transcultural Presences & Diachronic Identities from Antiquity to Date
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Online Access:https://www.thersites-journal.de/index.php/thr/article/view/108