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As a tribute to Hercules' victory, Zeus placed the Hydra on Hercules' trophy shelf, the stars.
During the battle, a giant crab attacked Hercules. But he killed it with a swat of his club. Hera, who hated all of Zeus' children by other women, placed the crab amongst the stars for its efforts.
All three, Mom, Dad, and little Hydra live on today. Typhoons are named after dear old dad. The Hydra is a class of fresh water polyps. It can grow up to an inch in length and has poisonous tentacles that will grow back if cut off. And Echidna lives on in Australia. A relative of the platypus, it grows to about 1½ feet long and weighs up to 15 pounds.
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