The Slaying of the Hydra (1)

Heracles surveyed the bodies of the Nemean Lion and its monstrous progeny, now lying lifeless around him.
He then hefted the lion's corpse over his shoulder and began his walk toward the temple of the goddess Hera.

After all, proof was needed to report the beast’s defeat.

“A... Amazing. Look at that man carrying a lion’s corpse.”
“Isn’t that the Nemean Lion? But wasn’t that place crawling with monstrous lions?”
“Who is that man?”
“To kill a child of Typhon! Even Bellerophon only achieved such a feat by trading …