Hydra

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Hydra may refer to:

• Lernaean Hydra, a mythological many-headed serpent
• Hydra (constellation), the largest of the modern star constellations
• Hydra (moon), the third moon of the dwarf planet Pluto.
• Hydra (genus), a genus of simple fresh-water animals of the class Hydrozoa
• Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster, a supercluster of galaxies
• Hydra, Saronic Islands, a Greek island
• Hydra the Revenge, a roller coaster at Dorney Park

Hydra may also mean:

• HMS Hydra, the name of several Royal Navy vessels
• Hydra 70, an air-to-ground rocket
• Hydra (album), an album by the rock band Toto.
• Hydra (album), an album by the Swedish deathmetal band Satariel.
• Hydra (Atari), a 1990 arcade video game by Atari
• Hydra (chess), a chess computer
• Hydra Console, a forthcoming games console, in development by Andre LaMothe
• Hydra e.V., a German prostitutes' organization/lobbying group/union^[1]
• Hydra (HDL), a hardware description language developed at the University of Glasgow
• Hydra (operating system), a distributed operating system
• Hydra (server), the name of the Beta Test Server of the XBOX 360 version of FFXI
• Hydra (software), a software used to test weak computer network passwords
• The Hydra, a literary magazine once edited by Wilfred Owen

Hydra may be a fictional name:

• HYDRA, a fictional secret criminal organization in the Marvel Universe
• Hydra, a space fighter in the video game series Colony Wars
• Hydra, one of two Legendary Air Ride machines in the video game Kirby Air Ride
• Mother Hydra, co-ruler of the Deep One race and consort of Father Dagon in the fictional Cthulhu mythos
• The Hydra, a Cthulhu Mythos deity created by Henry Kuttner
• The Hydra, Shao Kahn's animality in the Mortal Kombat: Annihilation film
• The Spitting Hydra, a weapon in the Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal video game.
• The Dualhead Hydra, a major enemy from Square's console role-playing game Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
• The Hydra flak tank of the Imperial Guard in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
• Hydra, another station from the Dharma Initiative on the show Lost.

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