Caricature of a hydra from Greek Mythology. Unlike the historical hydra with only 9 heads, the artist has depicted his hydra as having at least 1,000. A beautiful woman attempts to sooth this savage beast with her song but the author muses that she will most surely meet with a gruesome fate. As far as mythological images go, this one may not be fully accurate in its depiction; it certain is an interesting drawing worthy of being included on Reusable Art.
The author of The Mythological Zoo introduced the children of 1912 to a menagerie full of mythological beasts, heroes and villians. All of them were brought to life by the artist Oliver Herford (1863-1935).
This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.
