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'''Ekidna''' is a female [[New Olympian]]. | '''Ekidna''' is a female [[New Olympian]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Ekidna is particularly suspicious of, and ill-disposed towards [[ | + | Ekidna is particularly suspicious of, and ill-disposed towards [[human]]s. ''("[[The New Olympians]]")'' {{CIT|After [[New Olympus]] makes contact with the outside world, she will be the leader of an isolationist faction that wants nothing to do with the humans. Members include her daughter [[Medusa]] (although reluctantly), [[Kiron]], as well as most members of [[Sphinx (New Olympian)|Sphinx]]'s family.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=1992][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=2089] |
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
Ekidna looks something like a hag (though with reptilian features) from the waist up, and like a giant rattlesnake from the waist down. | Ekidna looks something like a hag (though with reptilian features) from the waist up, and like a giant rattlesnake from the waist down. | ||
| − | ==Real World | + | ==Appearances== |
| + | * [[The New Olympians|"The New Olympians"]] (First Appearance) | ||
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Ekidna is named after Echidna, the mate of the monstrous giant Typhon in Greek mythology. Echidna looked like a beautiful human woman from the waist up, but like a snake from the waist down. She was the mother by Typhon of many of the monsters of Greek myth, including the Nemean Lion, the Lernean Hydra, the Sphinx, Cerberus, and the Chimera. She was finally slain by Argus, a hundred-eyed giant. | Ekidna is named after Echidna, the mate of the monstrous giant Typhon in Greek mythology. Echidna looked like a beautiful human woman from the waist up, but like a snake from the waist down. She was the mother by Typhon of many of the monsters of Greek myth, including the Nemean Lion, the Lernean Hydra, the Sphinx, Cerberus, and the Chimera. She was finally slain by Argus, a hundred-eyed giant. | ||
Echidna was one of the Drakainai of Greek Mythology, which were all nymphs with snake bodies instead of legs. | Echidna was one of the Drakainai of Greek Mythology, which were all nymphs with snake bodies instead of legs. | ||
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==Production Background== | ==Production Background== | ||
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[[Category:Canon characters]] | [[Category:Canon characters]] | ||
[[Category:New Olympians]] | [[Category:New Olympians]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 18 January 2023
Ekidna is a female New Olympian.
History
Ekidna is particularly suspicious of, and ill-disposed towards humans. ("The New Olympians") After New Olympus makes contact with the outside world, she will be the leader of an isolationist faction that wants nothing to do with the humans. Members include her daughter Medusa (although reluctantly), Kiron, as well as most members of Sphinx's family. [1][2]
Characteristics
Ekidna looks something like a hag (though with reptilian features) from the waist up, and like a giant rattlesnake from the waist down.
Appearances
- "The New Olympians" (First Appearance)
Real World Background
Ekidna is named after Echidna, the mate of the monstrous giant Typhon in Greek mythology. Echidna looked like a beautiful human woman from the waist up, but like a snake from the waist down. She was the mother by Typhon of many of the monsters of Greek myth, including the Nemean Lion, the Lernean Hydra, the Sphinx, Cerberus, and the Chimera. She was finally slain by Argus, a hundred-eyed giant.
Echidna was one of the Drakainai of Greek Mythology, which were all nymphs with snake bodies instead of legs.
Production Background
Voice Actor: Charity James
