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Greek Monster Echidna

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The Greek monster I researched was Echidna or the mother of all monsters. She was married to Typhon, who is the father of all monsters, she is also half snake half women the bottom half being the snake. Another characteristic that stands out is that she has snakes for hair. Echidna is known for presiding over things such as rot, slime, illness, and disease. Her main diet is the raw flesh of things. Sometimes she is depicted with two tails but the most common way people see her is with just the one tail. Just like most monsters in Greek mythology she is eventually killed by Argus Panoptes while she is asleep one day, killing her with hundreds of spears. To this day her name lives on because it is the name of a small animal. The American monster

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