Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Bible Encyclopedias
Hydra, the Lernean
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A monstrous reptile inhabiting a marsh, with a number of heads, that grew on again as often as they were chopped off, and the destruction of which was one of the twelve labours of Hercules, an act which symbolises the toil expended in draining the fens of the world for man's habitation.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hydra, the Lernean'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/hydra-the-lernean.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hydra, the Lernean'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/hydra-the-lernean.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.