Dragons in Greek mythology 2.113; Hyginus, Preface to "Fabulae") or of Gaia herself, or in her Olympian manifestation, Hera: "The Dragon which guarded the golden apples was the brother of the Nemean lion" asserted Ptolemy Hephaestion (recorded in his New History V, lost but epitomized in Photius, "Myriobiblion" 190). The Lernaean Hydra was a dragon-like water serpent with fatally venomous breath, blood and fangs, a daughter of Typhon and Echidna. The creature was said to have anywhere between five and 100 heads, although most sources put the number somewhere between seven and nine. For each head cut off, one or two more grew back
Ancient Greek literature Prince of Tyre" was based off an adaptation of the ancient Greek novel "Apollonius of Tyre" found in John Gower's "Confessio Amantis". John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost" is written using a similar style to the two Homeric epics. It also makes frequent allusions to figures from classical literature and mythology, using them as symbols to convey a Christian message. Lucian's "A True Story" was part of the inspiration for Jonathan Swift's novel "Gulliver's Travels". "Bulfinch's Mythology", a book on Greek mythology published in 1867 and aimed at a popular audience, was described by Carl J. Richard as "one of