Reptile or the fantastic, as in the monster movies of the 1950s and 1960s. The snake or serpent has played a powerful symbolic role in different cultures. In Egyptian history, the Nile cobra adorned the crown of the pharaoh. It was worshipped as one of the gods and was also used for sinister purposes: murder of an adversary and ritual suicide (Cleopatra). In Greek mythology snakes are associated with deadly antagonists, as a chthonic symbol, roughly translated as "earthbound". The nine-headed Lernaean Hydra that Hercules defeated and the three Gorgon sisters are children of Gaia, the earth. Medusa was one of
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster piece." Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster It is the fifth film in the "Godzilla" franchise and Shōwa series and was the second "Godzilla" film produced that year; production began following "Mothra vs. Godzilla". This film also marks the first appearance of King Ghidorah, a recurring antagonist of the "Godzilla" franchise. The film was released in Japan on December 20, 1964 and was given a theatrical release in the United States in September 1965 by Continental Distributing as "Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster". Police Detective Shindo (Yosuke Natsuki) is assigned to guard Princess Selina Salno of Selgina (Akiko Wakabayashi) during the Princess' visit