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Cerberus the mythical three-headed dog. For other uses, see Cerberus .
In Greek mythology, Cerberus or Kerberos (Greek ????????, Kerberos, "demon
of the pit") was the hound of Hades, a monstrous three-headed dog with a
snake for a tail (sometimes said to have 50 or 100 heads) called a
hellhound. Other hell hounds included Orthus, his two headed brother.
Cerberus guarded the gate to Hades and ensured that spirits of the dead
could enter, but none could exit (additionally, no living person was to
come into Hades). Among his siblings are Chimera and the Hydra. He is the
offspring of Echidna and Typhon. In Dante's Inferno, he is described as
having a human head. This symbolizes the possibility of Cerberus being more
human than animal
Cerberus was overcome several times:
· Heracles' final labour was to capture Cerberus, which he did by
wrestling it into submission.
· Orpheus used hi
