‘Ancient Greeks’ | Herakles and the Hydra 💪🐍 The Ancient Greeks imagined their past as a time of heroes, adventures, fierce battles and fantastic creatures. One of the most well-known Heroes was Herakles. Herakles was a demigod, born of god or goddess and a mortal. Blessed with great physical strength and courage. This animation depicts the story of Herakles slaying the many-headed water snake, the Hydra. It was almost invincible — each time Herakles chopped off one of its heads, two grew in i