Category:Cerberus
Articles relating to Cerberus, his depictions, and his mythical counterparts. He is the hound of Hades, a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. He was the offspring of the monsters Echidna and Typhon, and was usually described as having three heads, a serpent for a tail, and snakes protruding from his body. Cerberus is primarily known for his capture by Heracles, the last of Heracles' twelve labours.
Pages in category "Cerberus"
The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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- Characters in Book VI of the Aeneid
- Characters in the Divine Comedy
- Deeds of Hermes
- Dogs in religion
- Greek legendary creatures
- Greek underworld
- Labours of Hercules
- Metamorphoses into flowers in Greek mythology
- Monsters in Greek mythology
- Mythical many-headed creatures
- Mythological dogs
- Mythological hybrids
- Symbols of Hades