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{{Infobox character
 
{{Infobox character
| name = Mother Hydra
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| image = MH2.jpg
| image = [[File:MH2.jpg|thumb]]
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| spouse = [[Father Dagon]] (consort)
 
| affiliations = [[Deep One]]s
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| born =
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| first = {{HPL}}: "[[The Shadow Over Innsmouth]]"
| died =
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| created by = [[H. P. Lovecraft]]
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}}{{alt|''This is an article about the character mentionned in ''The Shadow Over Innsmouth''. For the one created by Henry Kuttner, see [[The Hydra]].''}}
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'''Mother Hydra''' is a creature who, alongside her consort Father [[Dagon]], is said to rule over the race known as the [[Deep One]]s.
| spouse = [[Father Dagon]] consort
 
| affiliations = [[Deep Ones]]
 
| race =
 
| first = "[[The Shadow Over Innsmouth]]"
 
| last =
 
| created by = [[H. P. Lovecraft]]
 
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'''Mother Hydra '''is a creature who, alongside her consort [[Dagon]], is said to rule over the race known as the [[Deep Ones]] .
 
   
There is debate as to whether or not Mother Hydra is a lesser Great Old One or merely a grotesquely mutated Deep One - though the latter seems more likely as she doesn't seem to show much in the way of supernatural power outside her gigantic size and unnaturally long life span.
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There is debate as to whether or not they are a lesser [[Great Old One]]s or mere grotesquely mutated [[Deep One]]s - though the latter seems more likely as they do not seem to show much in the way of supernatural power outside their gigantic size and unnaturally long life span. Therefore although considered deity, they are not classified as a Great Old One
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[[Category:The Shadow Over Innsmouth]]
 
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Mother_Hydra_(Fantasy_Flight_Games).jpg|Mother Hydra (Fantasy Flight Games)
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Mother_Hydra_(Call_of_Cthulhu,_Dark_Corners_of_the_Earth).jpg|Mother Hydra (Call of Cthulhu, Dark Corners of the Earth)
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[[Category:Immortals]]
 
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Revision as of 20:05, 9 June 2020

🔀 This is an article about the character mentionned in The Shadow Over Innsmouth. For the one created by Henry Kuttner, see The Hydra.

This subject contains information from the "Lovecraft Circle" Myth Cycles, and while guided by HPL are not based on his work alone. Mother Hydra is a creature who, alongside her consort Father Dagon, is said to rule over the race known as the Deep Ones.

There is debate as to whether or not they are a lesser Great Old Ones or mere grotesquely mutated Deep Ones - though the latter seems more likely as they do not seem to show much in the way of supernatural power outside their gigantic size and unnaturally long life span. Therefore although considered deity, they are not classified as a Great Old One

Gallery