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The document summarizes Greek and Roman mythological creatures. It describes the Hydra of Lerna as an ancient aquatic snake-like monster with multiple heads (between 5 and 10,000 depending on the source) that was killed by Heracles as one of his twelve labors. It also describes Faunus in Roman mythology as one of the oldest deities who was identified with the Greek god Pan due to similarities in their attributes.
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