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[ lur-nuh ] / ˈlɜr nə /
nouna marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules. Also Ler·ne [lur-nee]. /ˈlɜr ni/. OTHER WORDS FROM LernaLer·nae·an, Ler·ne·an [ler-nee-uhn], /lərˈni ən/, adjectiveWords nearby LernaLérida, Leri's sign, Leri-Weill syndrome, Lermontov, Lermoyez syndrome, Lerna, Lerner, Leros, Leroy, Lerwick, LES Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for LernaHercules's second labor was to kill the Hydra, a nine-headed monster that infested the marshes of Lerna. Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker One at Lerna was surrounded with pillars, and the structure contained a number of seats affording a cool summer retreat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various He destroyed the Hydra, a serpent with fifty heads, which lived in the marshes of Lerna, and ravaged the surrounding country. The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann White The expiatory purifications performed at this place by persons guilty of crimes gave rise to the proverb, “A Lerna of evils.” The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)|Strabo
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