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If you think of Gaia as the goddess of Earth, which creates life and nurtures it, there is the goddess of 'earth' that represented or presided over the corruptions of the earth : rot, slime, fetid waters, illness and disease. That is Echidna, a monstrous she-dragon with the head and breast of a woman.
She was often equated with Python, a dragon born of the fetid slime left behind by the great Deluge. Echidna is called the Mother of Monsters, and her mate was the storm giant Typhon.
Her children are as follows;
Orthus, a two-headed, serpent-tailed dog.
Cerberus, the gigantic hound which guarded the gates of Hades.
Hydra, a gigantic, nine-headed water-serpent, which haunted the swamps of Lerna.
Chimera, a composite creature, with the body and maned head of a lion, a goat's head rising from its back, a set of goat-udders, and a serpentine tail.
Ladon, a hundred-headed Drakon which guarded the golden apples of the Hesperides and tormented the Titan Atlas as he held the heavens on his shoulders.
Caucasian Eagle, a gigantic eagle set by Zeus to feed on the ever-regenerating liver of the Titan Prometheus.
Sphinx, a female monster with the body of a lion, the breast and head of a woman, eagle's wings and, according to some, a serpent-headed tail.
Crommyonian Sow, a monstrous wild pig which terrorized the countryside.
Gorgon Aex, an ancient Gorgon slain by Zeus at the start of the Titan war. He made his famous Aigis (or Aegis) cape from her skin--a goatish-hide rimmed with serpents--and placed her terrifying visage upon it.
Colchian Dragon, an ever-wakeful, giant serpent which guarded the golden fleece in the sacred grove of Ares.
Scylla, a monstrous sea goddess who haunted the rocks of certain narrow strait opposite the whirlpool daemon Charybdis.
Echidnades, this name meaning Echidna's son, he was a giant who was killed by Ares, unknown otherwise.
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What is the greek goddess echidna's thoughts?
No one can know the thoughts of another, only guess. Yet I guess that Echidna, Mother of Monsters, would not be kind in her thoughts.
Who was Medusa mom?
Keto, the goddess of sea monsters, or Gorgon Aix the daughter of Helios or Typhoeus and Echidna.
What is a female echidna called?
There is no specific name given to a female echidna. It is just a female echidna.
How do Echidna sleep?
when do Echidna sleep
What a female Echidna called?
A female echidna does not have any particular name. It is just a female echidna.
How many species of Echidna are there?
There are only two species of echidnas: the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of New Guinea. There are several sub-species of the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna.
What colour is Knuckles the Echidna?
Knuckles the Echidna is red
Is knuckle's an echidna?
Knuckles is a short beaked echidna and not as fast as the other sonic characters but has strength.He is an echidna because of his nose, porcupines don't have as narrow snouts as echidna's do.
What is a kind of monotreme?
There are just three species of monotreme: the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna. There are then three sub-species of the long-beaked echidna - the Eastern long-beaked echidna, Western long-beaked echidna and Sir David's long-beaked echidna.
How many Echidna species are there?
There are only two species of echidnas: the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of New Guinea. There are several sub-species of the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna.
Where does the echidna have its fur?
The echidna has fur all over its body, except for its snout. The echidna's spines grow out of its fur.
What are the 4 species of echidna?
Although many websites report that there are four species of echidna, officially there are only two species of echidnas: the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of New Guinea. There are several sub-species of the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna.
