"With xiphos in hand
and her trusted lion ally at her side,
they attacked,
lopping off head after head,
withstanding the many bites
of the smaller hydra."
"It is brief, but beautiful, and should be protected."
"With each head removed,
Hebe burned the neck stump
with her hallowed lantern
- a fragment of Everlight
which she carried with her
wherever she travelled
- slowing the regrowth of heads
for long enough to slay the beast."
"It is brief, but beautiful, and should be protected."
"With a final sword thrust through its heart,
and the lion clawing out its guts,
the largest hydra fell,
and the smaller ones became
vermin once more and ran away."
-Excerpt from
'The Epic of Hebe'
"It is brief, but beautiful, and should be protected."