Lerna

[ lur-nuh ]

noun

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

Also Ler·ne [lur-nee]. /ˈlɜr ni/.

Other words from Lerna

Ler·nae·an, Ler·ne·an [ler-nee-uhn], /lərˈni ən/, adjective

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How to use Lerna in a sentence

Hercules's second labor was to kill the Hydra, a nine-headed monster that infested the marshes of Lerna.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip Baker
As the Achæans were willing to accept these terms they invited Kleomenes to a conference at Lerna.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV | Aubrey Stewart
Its haunt was a hill beneath a plane tree near the river Amymone, in the marshes of Lerna by Argos.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1 | Various
We learn from Palphatus, that according to some of the antient mythologists, Cadmus was the person, who slew the serpent at Lerna.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) | Jacob Bryant
This monster infested the neighbourhood of Lerna, where she committed great depredations among the herds.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | E.M. Berens

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