Here are some better caps of the new Hyrda Logo.
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There are a couple of relevent reference of Hyrda.
In Greek mythology, the Lernaean Hydra was an ancient nameless serpent-like chthonic water beast that possessed numerous heads—the poets mention more heads than the vase-painters could paint—and poisonous breath (Hyginus, 30). The Hydra of Lerna was killed by Heracles as one of his Twelve Labours. Its lair was the lake of Lerna in the Argolid, though archaeology has borne out the myth that the sacred site was older even than the Mycenaean city of Argos, for Lerna was the site of the myth of the Danaids. Beneath the waters was an entrance to the Underworld, and the Hydra was its guardian
The Hydra was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, noisome creatures of the Goddess who became Hera. It was said to be the sibling of the Nemean Lion, the Chimaera and Cerberus. As such, it was said to have been chosen as a task for Heracles so that Heracles would probably die.
Source: WIKI
Hydra is a genus of simple, fresh-water animals possessing radial symmetry. Hydras are predatory animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria and the class Hydrozoa. They can be found in most un-polluted freshwater ponds, lakes and streams in the temperate and tropical regions by gently sweeping a collecting net through weedy areas. They are usually a few milimeters long and are best studied with a microscope. Biologists are especially interested in hydra due to their regenerative powers.
Source: WIKI
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Excellent Photo ! The Hydra is the largest & longest of all constellations.It is also known as the Water Snake. In mythology, the Hydra was slain by Hercules, which was a mulit-headed snake.
It was said to be the sibling of the Nemean Lion, the Chimaera and Cerberus
It's rumored that Smokey, the security system with mind reading abilities, is named Cerberus, because of markings on the black light blast door map.
So, we have all the stations named, right? Swan, Arrow, Pearl, Hydra, Flame (needs to be confirmed, it's on the blast door map) and Staff (the medical station)
Not a 'mulit-headed snake'! Proving bad hair was popular even with creatures of Greek mythology ;-p
"Biologists are especially interested in hydra due to their regenerative powers."
thats how the island gets its healing powers!
Bingo! "regenerative powers" stood right out, it's the obvious choice for a station name, perhaps the other facilities have names that pertain to qualities those animals possess
You can cut a hydra (the little freshwater critter...not the mythological beast!) in half from top to bottom and the two halves will regenerate the missing half to create 2 complete hydras. Perhaps this refers to the healing properties of the island (Locke and Rose)?
Heracles used an arrow dipped in the Hydra's poison blood to kill a centaur and the centaur's tainted blood on his tunic eventually killed Heracles himself.
Today "Hydra-like problem" or "hydra" refers to a multifaceted problem that seems incapable of step-by-step solution, or to one that worsens upon conventional attempts to solve it, for example, attempts to suppress a particular piece of information resulting in it being disseminated even more widely.
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I just noticed this. the hydra symbol looks like the hatch layout in the island. take a look
http://www.lost4815162342.com/blastmap.htm
I know this is off topic, but isn't it kind of weird that this tiny creature, the hydra, which couln't conceivably been observed and studied by the ancient greeks, has the same characteristics as the ancient hydra of mythology?