Hydra is a mythical creature in the West and appears most frequently in ancient Greek mythology. However, Hydra like multi headed monsters can also be seen in the ancient Persian Sutra, the Bible, African legends and Chinese mythology. Such as the eight Qi snake in Japanese mythology and the nine headed strange bird ghost car in Chinese mythology.

The hell dog of the Western hell gatekeeper is generally sculpted into three heads. In fact, the hell dog is also multi headed. The three heads are just to express that there are many heads, not only three heads.

It seems that many monsters appear in myths everywhere. Their strange images represent evil, their huge bodies represent power, and their many heads represent strong vitality. More similarly, these monsters are the background of great heroes.

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HeLa is the queen of the underworld and the goddess of death in Nordic mythology. At the same time, aging and disease. It is the youngest child of Loki, the God of mischief, and angelberta, the giant. It is the sister of fenriel the giant wolf and yemengad the giant snake.

Among the three brothers and sisters, Haila is as prominent as her two brothers, although she grows into a human shape. One side of her face was as gentle and beautiful as a God, while the other side was as rotten and ferocious as a ghost.

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Jormungand is a huge sea snake that can surround the world in Nordic mythology. It is the second child of Loki, the God of deception, and angelberta, the female giant. It is the brother of fenriel and Hella.

Because the existence of jormungand was too dangerous, he was thrown into the bottomless deep sea of the human world by Odin. Jormungand is the strongest monster among the giants, so it is called “Midgard serpent”. And its old enemy in life is Thor, the strongest Thor among the gods.

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Fenrir is a giant wolf that brings the twilight of the gods in Nordic mythology. He is the first child of Loki, the God of tricks, and angelberta, the female giant. He is the eldest brother of yemenggad, the giant snake, and Haila, the God of death.

It is said that when Fenrir opens his mouth, his upper and lower jaws can withstand heaven and earth. He and Odin are sworn enemies to each other. Fenrir has two sons, scull and Hattie. It is said that they chase the sun and moon respectively until they devour them.

As soon as the three Fenrir brothers were born, Odin predicted that these three monsters had a great relationship with the twilight of the gods. Odin threw the giant snake yemenga into the sea and exiled the half human and half evil Hella to the underworld. Only Fenrir was brought to heaven.

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MJOLNIR is a weapon that Loki accidentally acquired while teasing gods and dwarfs. Later, it was presented to Thor for use. The function of MJOLNIR is to pierce anything. If it is thrown out, it will hit the target without error, and will automatically fly back to the holder’s hand after flying out.

One disadvantage of MJOLNIR is that the handle of the weapon is slightly shorter due to Rocky’s mischief, but even so, MJOLNIR is still the strongest weapon in Nordic mythology. It is said that the head of the hammer is made of hard rock or iron, and the handle is made of the wood of Yggdrasil. When not in use, it can also be reduced and put in your pocket.

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