User-submitted name Hydra - Behind the Name

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Gender Feminine

Usage Astronomy, Greek Mythology

Scripts Ὑδρα(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. HIE-drə

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Meaning & History

Means "water-serpent" in Greek (from hydor "water"). In Greek myth this was the name of a many-headed Lernaean water serpent slain by Hercules. It is also a northern constellation that is said to resemble a serpent, as well as a moon of Pluto.