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Lerna

American  
[lur-nuh] / ˈlɜr nə /
Also Lerne

noun

  1. a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.


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Q: @bclem2 asked: who would win in a fight; the Loch Ness monster, the Hydra of Lerna, or a Kraken?

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2021

But when I found out that Palantir was using Lerna, that was different – Palantir works with Ice.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2019

Because of that, the guy who termed the phrase “open source” wrote that Lerna wasn’t open source any more5.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2019

Lerna Shirinian, Calderon’s communications director, said Fierro told her about the incident right after it happened.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2018

Monster serpent slain by Hercules in the swamp of Lerna, 220, 221; significance, 400.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline) Guerber

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