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Who is Echidna in Greek Mythology?

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Samantha Echidna is basically Medusa. "Echidna was a monster, half-woman, and half-snake, who lived alone in a cave." She is the mother of a lot of monsters such as Cerberus, Scylla, and the Chimera.
Madiha echidna is NOT Medusa. In Greek mythology, Echidna was a monster, half-woman and half-snake, who lived alone in a cave. She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and was the mother of many of the most famous monsters of Greek myth.
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