strength snapped the lion's neck. He then brought the dead lion back to Eurystheus.
             The second labor was the Learnaean Hydra. This labor entailed killing an enormous water serpent with many heads that lived near a swamp. Heracles drove the monster from its lair with a bow and flaming arrows. Next he got in close with his sword and chopped the heads off one by one. Every time he cut a head off, two more would grow in its place. Eventually he cauterized the
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