Greek mythology in popular culture with feathers to Greek mythology. The MGR Samadhi Memorial in Chennai, India, was redecorated in 2012 to include a pegasus, which symbolized "valour and energy". Hydra the Revenge is a Bolliger & Mabillard designed floorless roller coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania with a Lernaean Hydra theme. The name of the ride pays tribute to the "Hercules" wooden roller coaster that once stood on the same spot. The theme itself is the Hydra coming back to life and seeking revenge over Hercules. During the Middle Ages, writers disdained the use of "pagan" influences such as Greek
Iara (mythology) live with her underwater forever, which was not necessarily a bad thing, as she was pretty and would cater for all needs of her lover for the rest of his life. It is often claimed that, until the 18th century, the Iara legend was originally about an aggressive monstrous river merman known as Ipupiara ("freshwater monster", in Portuguese phonological rules; by that [Pre-Pombaline] time, most Brazilians still spoke ), that would readily devour fishers, rather than that of a seducing, docile river mermaid. Iaras are immortal (like the nymphs of Greek mythology), but her lovers do age and die, which