Hydra (n.)
[pron: 'hiydra] many-headed monster, the child of Typhon and Echnida; as each head was cut off, it grew again
1H4 V.iv.24[Douglas to King Henry] Another king! They grow like Hydra's heads
Cor III.i.93[Coriolanus to all] Why ... have you thus / Given Hydra here to choose an officer
H5 I.i.35[Canterbury to Ely] Hydra-headed wilfulness
Oth II.iii.295[Cassio to Iago] Had I as many mouths as Hydra
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