Echidna was known to be half-woman and half-snake, mostly known as the mother of the most terrifying monsters. She is the daughter of Gaia and Tartarus, but many myths say she had different parents, such as Peiras and Styx or Phorcys and Keto, while Typhon is her husband. Echidna is a drakaina (a female dragon, sometimes with human-like parts, features, and characteristics) with the face of a very beautiful woman, sometimes said to have two snake-like tails but usually only having one.