HMS Hydra (A144) the first commission of HMS "Hydra". She was decommissioned and sold to the Indonesian Navy in 1986 and renamed KRI "Dewa Kembar" (Pennant Number 932); she was still in service in 2006. There have been eight ships of the name in the Royal Navy, named for the Hydra of Greek Mythology, a serpent with many heads (though nine is generally accepted as standard), the centre one of which was immortal. The monster was overcome and slain by Hercules. The ship's badge of HMS "Hydra" depicts the monster with seven heads. The ship's motto was "Ut Herculis Perseverantia" ("Like Hercules Persevere").
Temple of Heracles, Agrigento from the naos. On the eastern side of the temple are the remains of the large altar of the temple. Temple of Heracles, Agrigento The Temple of Heracles or Temple of Hercules (The Roman name of the hero) is a greek temple in the ancient city of Akragas, located in the Valle dei Templi in Agrigento. The building, in the archaic Doric style, is found on the hill of the temples, on a rocky spur near the Villa Aurea. The name "Temple of Heracles" is an attribution of modern scholarship, based on Cicero's mention of a temple dedicated to the