Echidna (mythology) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Echidna ("she viper") was a female monster in Greek mythology, usually considered offspring of Uranus and Gaia, or sometimes Ceto. She had the face of a beautiful woman but the body of a serpent. When she and her mate, Typhon, attacked the Olympians, Zeus beat them back but allowed Typhon, Echidna and their children to live as a challenge to future heroes.

The offspring of Typhon and Echidna were:

1. Geryon
2. Nemean Lion
3. Cerberus
4. Ladon
5. Chimera
6. Sphinx
7. Lernean Hydra

According to Herodotus ((3, c. 108), Hercules had three children by her:

1. Agathyrsus
2. Gelonus
3. Scytha

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