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HYDRA, the water snake, is the largest constellation in he sky and was named after the Greek mythological creature. Hydra was a giant multi-headed creature, half-woman and half-serpent, portrayed in the myth of Heracles’ Twelve Labours. According to the story, Hydra had nine heads and one of them was immortal. The celestial Hydra is depicted with only one head, presumably the immortal one. The brightest star in this constellation is called Alphard. Hydra was first cataloged by Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy in the 2nd century.