Talk:Apophis/@comment-32730094-20200201213622/@comment-10429980-20200201223735

So is medusa, lamia, anubis, arachne, echidna etc. All of them were originally single characters. The MGE goes with JRPG trends of naming various monster species after particular famous mythological characters. In some cases they may also be intended to be descended from an original who bore that specific name as a character and whose name later became the name of the whole species. That is perhaps the original echidna was a individual born of a lamia (stated to be the race the echidna descended from) that was actually named "Echidna."