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	==== Eratosthenes ====		==== Eratosthenes ====
	Eratosthenes in his Catasterismi gives two sections per constellation: First, he describes the story that led to the object/ animal/ god becoming a constellation. Then, he describes the positions of the stars in the figure. <blockquote>This constellation is plural because of one event event. The raven is associated with the cult of Apollo, as a bird is dedicated to each of the gods. As the gods were making a sacrifice, he was sent to a fountain to collect a libation; seeing a fig tree near the fountain bearing figs that were unripe figs, he waited for them to ripen; after a while, when they were time, when they were ripe and he had eaten the figs, realising eaten the figs, realising that he had committed a sacrilege, he also seized the hydra that was in the fountain and brought it with the cup, claiming that the hydra had been drinking day after day from the spring. But Apollo discovered what had happened and imposed on the raven a punishment commensurate with his fault : to be thirsty among men at this time of year as Aristotle says in his books On Beasts. For leave a clear reminder of the sacrilege that had been committed against the gods, Apollo represented and placed among the constellations the Hydra, the Crater, and the Raven who cannot drink from it or go near it.		Eratosthenes in his Catasterismi gives two sections per constellation: First, he describes the story that led to the object/ animal/ god becoming a constellation. Then, he describes the positions of the stars in the figure.

	~~The Hydra has three bright stars on the tip of its head head~~, ~~six on its first fold~~, ~~the last of which is bright~~, ~~three on the second fold~~, ~~four on the third~~, ~~two on the fourth, and nine stars without brilliance which go from the fifth fold to the tail. In all, twenty~~-~~seven. The Raven is located on the tail of~~ Hydra and looks towards the setting sun. It has a star without luster on the beak, two on the wing, two on the rump, and one on the tip of the legs. In all, seven. The Crater is located on the Hydra, at a certain distance from the fold, and is inclined towards the knees of the the Virgin. The Crater has two stars without luster on the rim, two in the centre of the Cup, and ~~two at~~ the ~~the base. In all, six. (Pamias and Zucker 2013) </blockquote>~~		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 121-125): '''Hydra to which also belongs the Cup and the Raven'''

	~~===== Ancient Greek =====~~		<blockquote>'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ὕδρου, ἐφ ᾧ Κρατὴρ καὶ Κόραξ)''': This constellation has multiple meanings due to a remarkable event. The raven is associated with the cult of Apollo, as each god has a bird dedicated to them. As the gods were making a sacrifice, he was sent to fetch water from a spring to make a libation, for before the advent of wine, spring water was considered the most sacred of all; seeing a fig tree near the spring bearing unripe figs, he waited for them to ripen; after some time, when they were ripe and he had eaten the figs, realising that he had committed a sacrilege, he also seized the hydra that was in the spring and brought it along with the cup, claiming that the hydra had drunk the water from the spring day after day. But Apollo discovered the truth and imposed upon the raven a punishment commensurate with his fault: to be thirsty amongst men during this time of year, as Aristotle says in his books On the Animals; and Archelaus says much the same in his On the Particular Natures.

			'''Var. 2 (Ὕδρου ἐν ᾧ Κρατ<ὴρ καὶ Κόραξ>)''': This constellation is plural [a super-constellation] because of one remarkable event. The raven is associated with the cult of Apollo, as a bird is dedicated to each of the gods. As the gods were performing a sacrifice, he was sent to fetch water from a spring for a libation; seeing a fig tree near the spring bearing unripe figs, he waited for them to ripen; after some time, when they were ripe and he had eaten the figs, realising that he had committed a sacrilege, he also seized the hydra that was in the fountain and brought it along with the cup, claiming that the hydra had drunk the water from the spring day after day. But Apollo discovered what had happened and imposed upon the raven a punishment commensurate with his offence: to be thirsty amongst men during this time of year, as Aristotle states in his books On Animals. To leave a clear reminder of the sacrilege that had been committed against the gods, Apollo depicted and placed among the constellations the Hydra, the Crater, and the Raven, which cannot drink from it nor approach it.

			'''The Hydra''' has three bright stars at the tip of its head, six on its first coil, the last of which is bright, three on the second coil, four on the third, two on the fourth, and nine dim stars stretching from the fifth coil to the tail. Twenty-seven in all.

	~~===== English (our translation) =====~~		'''Corvus''' is situated on the tail of Hydra and faces west. It has one dim star on its beak, two on its wing, two on its rump, and one at the tips of its legs. Seven in all.
	~~<blockquote>~~'''Hydra ~~to which also belongs the Cup~~ and the ~~Raven'''~~

	This constellation is plural [a super-constellation] because of one event. The raven is associated with the cult of Apollo, as a bird is dedicated to each of the gods. As the gods were making a sacrifice, he was sent to a fountain to collect a libation; seeing a fig tree near the fountain bearing figs that were unripe, he waited for them to ripen. At the time, when they were ripe and he had eaten the figs. Realising that he had committed a sacrilege, he also seized the watersnake (hydra) that was in the fountain and brought it with the cup, claiming that the hydra had been drinking day after day from the spring. But Apollo discovered what had happened and imposed on the raven punishment commensurate with his fault: to be thirsty among men at this time of the year, as Aristotle says in his books On the Animals. For the sacrilege that had been committed against the gods, Apollo placed the Hydra, the Crater, and the Raven, who cannot drink or bath among the constellations.		'''Crater''' is situated on Hydra, some distance from the coil, and is tilted towards the knees of Virgo. Crater has two dim stars on the rim, two in the centre of the Bowl, and two at the base. Six in total.</blockquote>

	The Hydra has three bright stars on the tip of its head, six on its first fold, the last of which is bright, three on the second fold, four on the third, two on the fourth, and nine stars without brilliance which go from the fifth fold to the tail. In all, twenty-seven. The Raven is located on the tail of Hydra and looks towards the setting sun. It has a star without luster on the beak, two on the wing, two on the rump, and one on the tip of the legs. In all, seven. The Crater is ~~located~~ on ~~the~~ Hydra, ~~at a certain~~ distance from the ~~fold~~, and is ~~inclined~~ towards the knees of ~~the Virgin~~. ~~The~~ Crater has two stars ~~without luster~~ on the rim, two in the centre of the ~~Cup~~, and two at the base.</blockquote>

	==== Hipparchus ====		==== Hipparchus ====

YoulaAzkarrula: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

2026-06-04T05:54:21Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	File:Hya+crt+crv stellarium farnese.jpg\|The Greeks introduced a Crater atop the snake. On the Farnese Globe, the body of the snake forms a vessel for Corvus and Crater.		File:Hya+crt+crv stellarium farnese.jpg\|The Greeks introduced a Crater atop the snake. On the Farnese Globe, the body of the snake forms a vessel for Corvus and Crater.
	File:Hydra Corvus et Crater - Mercator.jpeg\|Hydra with Crater and Corvus on the Mercator Globe (1551)		File:Hydra Corvus et Crater - Mercator.jpeg\|Hydra with Crater and Corvus on the Mercator Globe (1551)
	File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniæ, Hydra, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus, Antlia Pneumatica, Argo Navis, and Pyxis Nautica.jpg\|In early modern time, some scholars extended the snake-body of Hydra beyond pi Hydrae and placed a second bird ([[Solitaire]] or [[Noctua]]) at this new end.		File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniæ, Hydra, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus, Antlia Pneumatica, Argo Navis, and Pyxis Nautica.jpg\|In early modern time, some scholars extended the snake-body of Hydra beyond pi Hydrae and placed a second bird ([[Solitaire]] or [[Noctua]]) at this new end.
			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-040.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Hydra
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-040.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Hydra
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	* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]		* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]

	[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]] [[Category:Modern]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Hya]]

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	== Weblink ==		== Weblink ==
			* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017075 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Hydra]
	*

	== References ==		== References ==

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	\|τῶν έν τῇ κεφαλῇ ε τῶν ἡγοvμένωv β ὁ vοτιώτερος ἐπὶ τῶv μυκτήρων		\|τῶν έν τῇ κεφαλῇ ε τῶν ἡγοvμένωv β ὁ vοτιώτερος ἐπὶ τῶv μυκτήρων
	\|1		\|1
	\|The 5 stars in the head: the ~~southernmost_of~~ the 2 advance ones, which is on the nostrils		\|The 5 stars in the head: the southernmost of the 2 advance ones, which is on the nostrils
	\|sig Hya		\|sig Hya
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	\|τῶν ἑπομένων αὐτοῑς β ὁ βόρειος ῶς ἑπὶ τοῦ κρανίου		\|τῶν ἑπομένων αὐτοῑς β ὁ βόρειος ῶς ἑπὶ τοῦ κρανίου
	\|3		\|3
	\|The 5 stars in the head: the northernmost of the 2 to ~~tl1e~~ rear ~~ofthese~~, which is about on the skull		\|The 5 stars in the head: the northernmost of the 2 to the rear of these, which is about on the skull
	\|eps Hya		\|eps Hya
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	\|ὁ πᾶσιv ἑπόμεvος ὡς ἑπὶ τῆς γένvος		\|ὁ πᾶσιv ἑπόμεvος ὡς ἑπὶ τῆς γένvος
	\|5		\|5
	\|The 5 stars in the head: the ~~reannost~~ of all, about on the cheek		\|The 5 stars in the head: the rearmost of all, about on the cheek
	\|zet Hya		\|zet Hya
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	\|τῶν ἐv τῇ έκφύσει του τραχήλου β ὁ ἡγούμενος		\|τῶν ἐv τῇ έκφύσει του τραχήλου β ὁ ἡγούμενος
	\|6		\|6
	\|The more advanced ~~ofthe~~ 2 ~~star~~~ in the place where the ~~neckjoins~~ [the head)		\|The more advanced of the 2 stars in the place where the neck joins [the head]
	\|omega Hya		\|omega Hya
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	\|τῶν ἀπο νότου β συνεχῶν δ άμαvρος καὶ βόρειος		\|τῶν ἀπο νότου β συνεχῶν δ άμαvρος καὶ βόρειος
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	\|The faint, northernmost star of the 2 close ~~tagether~~ to the south		\|The faint, northernmost star of the 2 close together to the south
	\|BSC 3750		\|BSC 3750
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	\|τῶν μετὰ τὴν καμπὴν ἑπομέvων γ ὁ ἡγούμενος		\|τῶν μετὰ τὴν καμπὴν ἑπομέvων γ ὁ ἡγούμενος
	\|13		\|13
	\|The most advanced ~~ofthe~~ 3 stars to the rear, ~~afl:er~~ the bend [in the neck		\|The most advanced of the 3 stars to the rear, after the bend [in the neck]
	\|kappa Hya		\|kappa Hya
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	\|τῶv ἑξῆς ὠς ἐπ' εὐθείας γ ὁ ἡγούμενος		\|τῶv ἑξῆς ὠς ἐπ' εὐθείας γ ὁ ἡγούμενος
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	\|The most ~~advanccd~~ of the ~~ncxt~~ 3 stars almost on a straight line		\|The most advanced of the next 3 stars almost on a straight line
	\|mu Hya		\|mu Hya
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	\|τῶν μετὰ τὴν βάσιν τού Κρατῆρος β ὁ βορειότερος		\|τῶν μετὰ τὴν βάσιν τού Κρατῆρος β ὁ βορειότερος
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	\|The northernmost of the 2 stars ~~aher~~ [i.c. to the rear ~~o.t~~] the base of Crater		\|The northernmost of the 2 stars after [i.e. to the rear of] the base of Crater
	\|beta Crt		\|beta Crt
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	\|ὁ νοτιώτερος αυτῶν		\|ὁ νοτιώτερος αυτῶν
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	\|The southernmost of ~~thcm~~		\|The southernmost of them
	\|chi1 Hya		\|chi1 Hya
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	\|τῶv μετα τούτους γ ὡς ἐν τριγώνῳ ὁ ἡγούμενος		\|τῶv μετα τούτους γ ὡς ἐν τριγώνῳ ὁ ἡγούμενος
	\|21		\|21
	\|The most advanced of the 3 stars ~~aller~~ these, as it ~~werc~~ in a triangle		\|The most advanced of the 3 stars after these, as it were in a triangle
	\|xi Hya		\|xi Hya
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	\|ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν και νοτιώτερος		\|ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν και νοτιώτερος
	\|22		\|22
	\|The middle and southernmost ~~onc~~		\|The middle and southernmost one
	\|omicron Hya		\|omicron Hya
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	\|ὁ μετα τὸν Κόρκα ἐv τῷ παρούρῳ		\|ὁ μετα τὸν Κόρκα ἐv τῷ παρούρῳ
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	\|The star after Corvus, in the ~~scction~~ by the tail		\|The star after Corvus, in the section by the tail
	\|gamma Hya		\|gamma Hya
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	\|ὁ ἐκ διαστήματος ἑπόμενος τοῑς ἐν τῷ τραχrjλῳ		\|ὁ ἐκ διαστήματος ἑπόμενος τοῑς ἐν τῷ τραχrjλῳ
	\|27		\|27
	\|The star some distance to the rear of those in the neck [ nos. 6-I5]		\|The star some distance to the rear of those in the neck [nos. 6-15]
	\|epsilon Sex		\|epsilon Sex
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	[[File:Hya+crt+crv stellarium farnese.jpg\|thumb\|Hydra (as a vessel) with Corvus and Crater on the Farnese Globe (2nd century CE), mapped to Stellarium by SMH 2021.]]		[[File:Hya+crt+crv stellarium farnese.jpg\|thumb\|Hydra (as a vessel) with Corvus and Crater on the Farnese Globe (2nd century CE), mapped to Stellarium by SMH 2021.]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The name "Hydra" refers to a watersnake from Greek mythology. Still, the underlying constellation originally referred to a Babylonian creature that consisted of a dog-headed snake with wings, the [[MUŠ]]. For Aratos and Eratosthenes, the constellations Hydra, Corvus, and Crater belong together; they form a super-constellation consisting of several figures. They tell a star legend whose main character is the raven, who is said to have carried the Hydra to Apollo. However, this contradicts the figure in the sky: the raven is tiny compared to the Hydra and looks more like it is riding on it. This legend testifies to the actually foreign origin of the constellation: The giant snake and the raven were adopted as an image from Mesopotamia. The description or listing of these figures is already documented in MUL.APIN in the 2nd millennium BCE. It is one of the few constellations for which there is even evidence of an engraving from Mesopotamia – although only from the Seleucid period, i.e., under Greek rule.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The name "Hydra" refers to a watersnake from Greek mythology. Still, the underlying constellation originally referred to a Babylonian creature that consisted of a dog-headed snake with wings, the [[MUŠ]].<ref name=":0">Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref> For Aratos and Eratosthenes, the constellations Hydra, [[Corvus]], and [[Crater]] belong together; they form a super-constellation consisting of several figures. They tell a star legend whose main character is the raven, who is said to have carried the Hydra to Apollo. However, this contradicts the figure in the sky: the raven is tiny compared to the Hydra and looks more like it is riding on it. This legend testifies to the actually foreign origin of the constellation: The giant snake and the raven were adopted as an image from Mesopotamia. The description or listing of these figures is already documented in MUL.APIN in the 2nd millennium BCE. It is one of the few constellations for which there is even evidence of an engraving from Mesopotamia – although only from the Seleucid period, i.e., under Greek rule.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	The Greek constellation of the Water Snake is a derivative of the Babylonian constellation of the MUŠ-Dragon, a dog-headed creature with the body of a gigantic snake with front legs and wings.		The Greek constellation of the Water Snake is a derivative of the Babylonian constellation of the MUŠ-Dragon, a dog-headed creature with the body of a gigantic snake with front legs and wings.
	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===
	The Babylonian constellation is mentioned as early as 2nd millennium BCE; it occurs in lexical texts and texts of the Three Stars Each-genre. It is also mentioned in the first list (uranology) of MUL.APIN, where the Raven (or Crow) is mentioned at the tip of the tail of the huge creature in the sky.		The Babylonian constellation is mentioned as early as 2nd millennium BCE;<ref name=":0" /> it occurs in lexical texts and texts of the Three Stars Each-genre. It is also mentioned in the first list (uranology) of MUL.APIN, where [[Corvus]], the Raven (or Crow) is mentioned at the tip of the tail of the huge creature in the sky.

			==== Babylonian ====
			see

			* [[MUŠ\|<sup>mul (d)</sup>MUŠ]]
			* [[MUŠ.ḪUŠ\|<sup>(mul)</sup>MUŠ.ḪUŠ]]

	==== Aratus ====		==== Aratus ====

Sushoff: /* Greek/ Greco-Roman folklore */

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	[[File:Hya+crt+crv stellarium farnese.jpg\|thumb\|Hydra (as a vessel) with Corvus and Crater on the Farnese Globe (2nd century CE), mapped to Stellarium by SMH 2021.]]		[[File:Hya+crt+crv stellarium farnese.jpg\|thumb\|Hydra (as a vessel) with Corvus and Crater on the Farnese Globe (2nd century CE), mapped to Stellarium by SMH 2021.]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The name "Hydra" refers to a watersnake from Greek mythology. Still, the underlying constellation originally referred to a Babylonian creature that consisted of a dog-headed snake with wings, the [[MUŠ]].		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The name "Hydra" refers to a watersnake from Greek mythology. Still, the underlying constellation originally referred to a Babylonian creature that consisted of a dog-headed snake with wings, the [[MUŠ]]. For Aratos and Eratosthenes, the constellations Hydra, Corvus, and Crater belong together; they form a super-constellation consisting of several figures. They tell a star legend whose main character is the raven, who is said to have carried the Hydra to Apollo. However, this contradicts the figure in the sky: the raven is tiny compared to the Hydra and looks more like it is riding on it. This legend testifies to the actually foreign origin of the constellation: The giant snake and the raven were adopted as an image from Mesopotamia. The description or listing of these figures is already documented in MUL.APIN in the 2nd millennium BCE. It is one of the few constellations for which there is even evidence of an engraving from Mesopotamia – although only from the Seleucid period, i.e., under Greek rule.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
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	=== Greek/ Greco-Roman folklore ===		=== Greek/ Greco-Roman folklore ===
			Eratosthenes recounts that the raven was sent by the gods to fetch water for a sacrifice. As long as there was no wine, spring water was considered the most sacred drink. However, on its way, the raven saw a fig tree with green fruit, waited there until they ripened, and ate its fill of the delicious figs. In order to have an excuse for the delay to the gods, he grabbed the water snake in the spring, carried it together with the crater to the gods, and claimed that it had drunk the water he had been sent to fetch.

			Apollo, a god of light, divination, and truth, saw through the deception. He punished the raven by condemning it to live among humans and suffer from thirst for a similar length of time. He also placed the image of the raven in the sky, together with the crater and the water snake, as a warning against deception and slander.

			While the water snake is innocent in Eratosthenes' version, according to another legend, the Hydra is the monster that was fought and defeated by Heracles. The story is part of the Hercules myth, but the constellation Hercules is far away from the Hydra and has nothing to do with either the raven or the crater. This seems to be a later ancient (Roman?) reinterpretation, because Eratosthenes' version does not seem particularly convincing when looking at the sky.

	=== Babylonian belief ===		=== Babylonian belief ===

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	=== Arabic ===		=== Arabic ===
	[[File:Hya RL2026.png\|thumb\|Hydra in Laffitte (2025).]]		[[File:Hya RL2026.png\|thumb\|Hydra in Laffitte (2025, 365). ''Fig. 77 : Ὕδρη / Hydrē'', « l’Hydre », ''et Κρατήρ'' / ''Kratēr'', « la Coupe »,]]
	''– al-Šuğā<sup>c</sup>,'' « le Gros Serpent », et ''al-Bāṭiyya'', « la Petite Jarre » (''ap.'' ''Urania’s Mirror'')<ref>Roland Laffitte (2025). 550 noms hérités des Arabes. </ref>		''– al-Šuğā<sup>c</sup>,'' « le Gros Serpent », et ''al-Bāṭiyya'', « la Petite Jarre » (''ap.'' ''Urania’s Mirror'')<ref>Roland Laffitte (2025). 550 noms hérités des Arabes. </ref>

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	=== Arabic ===		=== Arabic ===
			[[File:Hya RL2026.png\|thumb\|Hydra in Laffitte (2025).]]
	''– al-Šuğā<sup>c</sup>,'' « le Gros Serpent », et ''al-Bāṭiyya'', « la Petite Jarre » (''ap.'' ''Urania’s Mirror'')<ref>Roland Laffitte (2025). 550 noms hérités des Arabes. </ref>		''– al-Šuğā<sup>c</sup>,'' « le Gros Serpent », et ''al-Bāṭiyya'', « la Petite Jarre » (''ap.'' ''Urania’s Mirror'')<ref>Roland Laffitte (2025). 550 noms hérités des Arabes. </ref>

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	File:Hya+crt+crv stellarium farnese.jpg\|The Greeks introduced a Crater atop the snake. On the Farnese Globe, the body of the snake forms a vessel for Corvus and Crater.		File:Hya+crt+crv stellarium farnese.jpg\|The Greeks introduced a Crater atop the snake. On the Farnese Globe, the body of the snake forms a vessel for Corvus and Crater.
	File:Hydra Corvus et Crater - Mercator.jpeg\|Hydra with Crater and Corvus on the Mercator Globe (1551)		File:Hydra Corvus et Crater - Mercator.jpeg\|Hydra with Crater and Corvus on the Mercator Globe (1551)
	File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniæ, Hydra, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus, Antlia Pneumatica, Argo Navis, and Pyxis Nautica.jpg\|In early modern time, some scholars extended the snake-body of Hydra beyond pi Hydrae and placed a second bird ([[Solitaire]] or [[Noctua]]) at this new end.		File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniæ, Hydra, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus, Antlia Pneumatica, Argo Navis, and Pyxis Nautica.jpg\|In early modern time, some scholars extended the snake-body of Hydra beyond pi Hydrae and placed a second bird ([[Solitaire]] or [[Noctua]]) at this new end.
			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-040.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Hydra
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-040.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Hydra
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