A hydra is a multi-headed water serpent, usually has eight heads, that breathes acid o fuoco o something like that, and if te cut off one of it's heads, two più grow back.
a Lernaean Hydra is a Greek sea serpent legend that usually has 9 heads, cut one off and two grow back on. the only way to kill a hydras head is da cutting its head off and burning the tip o freeze it solid like in Percy Jackson and the lightning thief (can't remember how has something to do with the lady with snake hair).:D