water-snake
WATER-SNAKE
hydrus: hydra (ὕδρος ὕδρα).
hydrus: hydra (ὕδρος ὕδρα).
water-snake:
1. hydrus: a w. lying close to the bank, hydrus servans ripas, Virg. G. 4, 458.
2. hydra (esp. of the constellation of the W.): here the W. raises itself from the lower parts, hic sese infernis de partibus erigit Hydra, Cic. Arat. 214.
1. hydrus: a w. lying close to the bank, hydrus servans ripas, Virg. G. 4, 458.
2. hydra (esp. of the constellation of the W.): here the W. raises itself from the lower parts, hic sese infernis de partibus erigit Hydra, Cic. Arat. 214.