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The Second Labor - Slaying the Hydra (3)
Heracles dodged the Hydra’s continuous regeneration and attacks, his mind racing to find a way to stop the creature from healing itself.
‘If burning it won’t work... then perhaps piercing it through might stop the regeneration.’
He imagined impaling the creature’s body with many trees, weighing it down with rocks, and burying it in the earth. Surely, not even an immortal beast could survive that.
But...
‘Have I really retreated this far?’
Heracles glanced around, realizing his position. He had rolled across the ground to avoid the Hydra’s venom and stepped back …
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