A hydra is a multi-headed water serpent, usually has eight heads, that breathes acid oder feuer oder something like that, and if Du cut off one of it's heads, two Mehr 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 Von cutting its head off and burning the tip oder 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