67%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Ἔχιδνα(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Means "viper, snake" in Greek, a variant of ἔχις (echis). In Greek mythology this was the name of a monster who was half woman and half snake. By Typhon she was the mother of Cerberus, the Hydra, the Chimera, and other monsters. Categories Ancient Greek words, animals, English nouns, Fire Emblem characters, Granblue Fantasy characters, Greek mythology, legendary creatures, monsters, mothers, mythical creatures, reptiles, snakes, word names