Hydra

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Hydra generally refers to:

  • Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology
  • Hydra (genus), a genus of simple freshwater animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria

Hydra or The Hydra may also refer to:

Astronomy

  • Hydra (constellation)
  • Hydra (moon), a satellite of Pluto

Computing

  • Hydra (chess), a chess computer
  • Hydra (digital repository), an open-source digital repository software product later renamed Samvera
  • Hydra (operating system), an early, discontinued, capability-based, object-oriented microkernel
  • Hydra (software), a parallelized network login cracker built in various operating systems
  • Hydra (specification), a specification for REST APIs
  • Hydra 100, a multi-GPU hardware solution
  • HYDRA Game Development Kit, a development system by André LaMothe
  • Razer Hydra, a game controller
  • NEC HYDRAstor, a storage system

Fictional entities

  • Hydra (comics), a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe
    • Hydra (Marvel Cinematic Universe), an organisation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe based on the comics counterpart
  • Hydra (Dungeons & Dragons), a fictional monster in D&D
  • Hydra (Transformers), a character in Transformers
  • The Hydra, a fictional organization in The Phantom
  • Hydra, a character in UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie
  • The Hydra, a fictional deity created by Henry Kuttner
    • Mother Hydra, the co-ruler of the Deep One race in the Cthulhu Mythos
  • The Hydra, a fictional fighter jet in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto Online
  • The Hydra, a fictional machine in Kirby Air Ride
  • Hydra, a boss enemy in the video game Prototype 2

Film and television

  • Hydra (film), a 2008 monster movie
  • Hydra (Chuck), a fictional database on Chuck
  • Hydra, a fictional Dharma Initiative station on Lost

Music

  • Hydra Entertainment, the hip-hop record label
  • Hydra (band), an American southern rock band in the 1970s
  • Hydra (E.P.), an E.P. by British ambient duo Main (band), 1991
  • Hydra (Otep album), 2013
  • Hydra, an album by Satariel, 2005
  • Hydra (Toto album), or the title song, 1979
  • Hydra (Within Temptation album), 2014
  • Hydra, an album by Iris, 2008
  • "Hydra", a song by Dir En Grey from Macabre, 2000
  • "Hydra", a song by Twilight Force from Dawn of the Dragonstar, 2019
  • "HYDRA", a song by Myth & Roid, 2018
  • "The Hydra", a song by Le Sserafim from Antifragile, 2022

People

  • Hydra (skater), roller derby skater
  • Hydra (wrestler), American professional wrestler
  • Hydra, an alias of DJ and producer The Thrillseekers

Places

  • Hydra, Algeria, a neighbourhood and a municipality in Algiers
  • Hydra (island), an island of Greece

Ships

  • Hydra (ship), a hydrogen ship
  • Greek ironclad Hydra, a French-built ironclad warship launched in 1889
  • Greek destroyer Hydra, a Dardo-class destroyer launched in 1932
  • Greek frigate Hydra, a MEKO 200-type frigate launched in 1992, lead ship of the Hydra class frigate
  • HMS Hydra (1797), a 38-gun fifth rate
  • HMS Hydra (1838), a wooden steam paddle sloop
    • Hydra-class sloop, a class of British steam sloops
  • HMS Hydra (1871), a Cyclops-class turret ship
  • HMS Hydra (1912), an Acheron-class destroyer
  • HMS Hydra J275), an Algerine-class minesweeper launched in 1942
  • HMS Hydra (A144), an oceanographic survey vessel launched in 1965
  • Hydra-class minelayer, a class of Dutch 1910s minelayers
  • HNLMS Hydra (A854), a Duch Navy diving support vessel

Other uses

  • The Hydra, a literary magazine
  • Hydra (association), a German self-help and advocacy group for prostitutes
  • Hydra (video game), an arcade and Atari Lynx video game
  • Hydra game, a concept in mathematical logic
  • Hydra Market, a Russian language dark web marketplace that facilitated trafficking of illegal drugs as well as financial services
  • Hydra the Revenge, a roller coaster at Dorney Park in Pennsylvania, US
  • Hydra 70, an air-to-ground rocket
  • Hydra Technologies, an unmanned aerial vehicle firm
  • Hydra Trophy, a trophy of the roller derby WFTDA Championships
  • Hydra, a wireless station during World War II at Camp X
  • Operation Hydra (Yugoslavia)
  • Operation Hydra (1943)

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hydra (mythology).
  • Greek ship Hydra, a list of Hellenic Navy vessels
  • HMS Hydra, a list of British Navy vessels
  • Hydro (disambiguation)
  • Hydrus, a small constellation in the deep southern sky
  • Ghidra, reverse engineering software
  • All pages with titles beginning with Hydra
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