{"id":93056,"date":"2025-11-28T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/?p=93056"},"modified":"2025-11-27T20:06:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:06:45","slug":"drakaina-lake-lerna-serpent-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/zh\/drakaina-lake-lerna-serpent-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"The Drakaina of Lake Lerna &#8211; The Serpent-Woman No Hero Dared Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:92.1875%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:92.1875%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:92.1875%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-4::before{padding-top:92.1875%; }img#mv-trellis-img-4{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-5::before{padding-top:92.1875%; }img#mv-trellis-img-5{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p>Greek mythology is full of monsters that heroes rushed to battle. Dragons, giants, spirits, lions, boars, and even death itself became targets for glory seekers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But not every creature was challenged. Some were so feared, so strange, or so sacred that even the bravest warriors turned away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of these beings was the Drakaina of Lake Lerna, a serpent woman tied to one of the oldest and most mysterious regions in all of Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Her name was Lernaia in some late retellings, though the myths usually left her unnamed, as if even speaking her identity carried danger.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She guarded the lake, the springs beneath it, and the secrets buried in its depths. And although heroes fought monsters twice her size, almost none dared confront her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, we explore why this serpent woman inspired such dread, what made Lake Lerna so terrifying, and why her legend endured long after the heroes who avoided her were forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Lake Older Than the Gods<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-93093\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina.png 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina-960x885.png 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina-170x157.png 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20944'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='944'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93093 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina.png\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina.png 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina-960x885.png 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-lake-drakaina-170x157.png 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/zh\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lake Lerna was no ordinary body of water. Ancient Greeks believed it was a gateway to the Underworld, one of the few places where the living world and the dead world touched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ground around the lake was always damp, the air heavy with mist even in summer, and the waters unusually dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Springs bubbled beneath its surface, feeding it from unseen depths. The people of the region believed these springs reached all the way into the lower world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It was here, according to myth, where the serpent woman dwelled. The Drakaina was not a simple monster.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Like many serpent beings in Greek lore, she was part woman, part snake, and entirely supernatural.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her upper body was said to be beautiful, with long dark hair that dripped like river moss, and eyes that shifted color like fish scales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her lower body was a powerful serpent tail, patterned in greens and blues that mirrored the lake&rsquo;s shifting surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She moved through water and land with equal grace, gliding more than walking, rising from the lake in complete silence before sliding back under without leaving ripples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some claimed she was older than the Olympians. Others believed she was a daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, the ancient parents of sea monsters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few whispered she came from the same dark depths as Echidna, the Mother of Monsters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But no matter her origin, one thing stayed constant. She belonged to Lake Lerna, and nothing would drive her away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Guardian of the Hidden Springs<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-93094\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina.png 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina-960x885.png 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina-170x157.png 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20944'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='944'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93094 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina.png\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina.png 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina-960x885.png 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-drakaina-170x157.png 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/zh\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Unlike many monsters in Greek mythology, the Drakaina of Lerna was not a wandering terror. She had a purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The lake she guarded held powerful springs believed to feed the land of Argolis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If they were disturbed or corrupted, the entire region might fall into drought or sickness. The springs were sacred, and the Drakaina was their natural guardian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Locals feared her, but they also respected her. Some offered small gifts at the shore.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honeycomb, carved stones, or wreaths made from river reeds were placed at the water&rsquo;s edge as tokens of peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People did not want her attention, but they also did not want to anger her. The Drakaina kept the lake balanced, and the lake kept the kingdom alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But her guardianship came with danger. Anyone who tried to fish too deeply, cut too many reeds, or attempted to drain parts of the lake risked meeting her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stories said she would rise from the water without warning, silent as nightfall, and wrap her coils around the trespasser before pulling them under. Bodies rarely resurfaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As tales spread, fewer and fewer people approached the deeper parts of Lerna. Children were warned not to wander near the waters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New settlers were told to never swim there. And travelers taking shortcuts learned to circle widely around the lake or risk becoming another quiet disappearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lake belonged to her and always would.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Even Heroes Turned Away<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-93095\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero.png 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero-960x885.png 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero-170x157.png 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20944'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='944'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93095 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero.png\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero.png 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero-960x885.png 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-greek-hero-170x157.png 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/zh\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Greek heroes were not known for avoiding danger. Heracles fought the Hydra, a horror from the same region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perseus faced the Gorgons. Theseus hunted the Minotaur. Yet for all their courage, almost none of them set foot in the waters guarded by the Drakaina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why? Three reasons appear again and again in old stories and retellings.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, the Drakaina was tied to sacred waters. Killing her could anger the gods, especially the chthonic deities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Heroes might defeat monsters born from chaos, but harming a guardian spirit risked divine punishment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, Lake Lerna itself was a threat. Its waters were unpredictable, and the ground around it was unstable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Warriors could not fight properly in mud, marsh, or waist-deep water.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even Heracles avoided the deeper parts of the lake during his labor, choosing instead to fight the Hydra on land. Legends say he did not want to draw the Drakaina&rsquo;s attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third, the serpent woman was said to have powers beyond brute strength. Some stories described her voice as hypnotic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others said she could control the water, pulling whirlpools into being or drowning soldiers without touching them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fighting her would not be like facing a beast. It would be like challenging the lake itself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The few heroes who considered facing her were warned by priests, nymphs, or even oracles. They were told the Drakaina was not an enemy to be slain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was part of the land. Removing her would tear something ancient and necessary from the world. And so, even the boldest warriors turned away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Day the Kingdom Angered the Lake<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-93096\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina.png 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina-960x885.png 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina-170x157.png 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20944'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='944'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93096 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina.png\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina.png 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina-960x885.png 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-drakaina-170x157.png 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/zh\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Despite the fear surrounding her, only one major story tells of the Drakaina acting in open wrath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It happened when a local king decided to drain part of Lake Lerna to expand farmland.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He believed the serpent woman was only a myth, and even if she existed, she could not stand against human ambition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Workers began digging trenches and diverting the water. At first, nothing happened. Some took this as a sign that the old tales were foolish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But on the third night, when the moon reflected fully on the lake, the Drakaina emerged in a fury that shook the marshland.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Water surged over the trenches. Waves rose higher than any lake waves should. Tunnels collapsed. Workers fled in all directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The king&rsquo;s men tried to hold the banks, but the water pulled everything back toward the center like a living force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At dawn, the trenches were gone, the farmland destroyed, and the lake larger than before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The king abandoned his plan. No one ever tried to drain Lerna again.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The message was clear. The Drakaina did not tolerate attempts to reshape her domain. Nature had limits, and she enforced them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Monster or a Protector?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-93097\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina.png 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina-960x885.png 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina-170x157.png 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20944'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='944'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93097 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina.png\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina.png 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina-960x885.png 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-drakaina-170x157.png 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/zh\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Modern readers often expect clear categories. Monsters are evil. Heroes are good. But Greek mythology rarely worked that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Drakaina of Lake Lerna was dangerous, yes, but she was also necessary. She protected the land, preserved sacred waters, and maintained balance in a region built around a mysterious lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Her legend quietly shaped the culture around Lerna for centuries. People learned respect for nature&rsquo;s boundaries.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Farmers knew which areas not to touch. Fishermen understood where the waters were off-limits. Travelers learned humility in the face of the unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Drakaina was not a creature to conquer. She was one to honor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, her story reminds us that not all dangers are villains. Some exist to protect, to warn, or to enforce the rules older than any kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heroes did not fear her because she was wicked. They feared her because she was part of a world too ancient and powerful to challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And sometimes the bravest choice is knowing when not to fight.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greek mythology is full of monsters that heroes rushed to battle. 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