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[deckardcanine]

Every so often, I find someone asking about the further implications of Greek myth biology. For example, is a centaur's heart in the human half or the equine half, or are there two hearts? More common, unsurprisingly, is the question of how mermaids do you-know-what.

Today I thought of a new one: What if a gorgon made eye contact with exactly one hydra head? Would the entire hydra turn to stone or just the portion controlled by that one brain? Or are hydras specially immune in the first place?

Just because a question has no bearing on reality doesn't mean it's not worth asking for the sake of mental exercise and amusement.

Comments

[akktri.livejournal.com]

1. Centaur hearts are in their human portions only. In every single story about centaurs I've seen, you can hack their horse body all to pieces, but if you stab them in the human chest, they're dead.
2. Mermaids reproduce like dolphins. Dolphin males have retractible genitalia. Sometimes dolphin trainers will train them to catch rings on their privates for that reason.
3. I think Piers Anthony answered the hydra question. I think they're immune to each other.