European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi compared himself and other European policymakers to Hercules yesterday. This wasn't some passing reference to the (genuinely) "Herculean" task he faces trying ...

In Greek mythology, Hercules and his plucky nephew Iolaus kill the Lernean Hydra—a massive serpent with nine regrowing heads—by bashing and burning eight of its domes and then slicing off the ninth.

An ancient marble altar showing a nude warrior battling a serpent monster has been discovered by villagers near the Akçay River in Turkey. Archaeologists said the altar likely dates to the second ...

Hollywood is the modern Hydra: kill one head and another grows. To defeat its toxic emanations, consumers must be offered alternatives.

An ancient second century altar built to give its owner protection from a powerful river god has been found in Turkey. It is thought the images etched in the marble depicts the battle between Bargasos ...

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