Origins: Cerberus

remyreaper on 2009/06/07 14:54

Cerberus is a multi-headed dog which guards
the gates of Hades, to prevent those who have
crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.
Cerberus was the son of Echidna, a hybrid half-woman,
half-serpent and Typhon, a fire-breathing giant
whom even the Olympian gods feared. The common
depiction of Cerberus is as having three heads, a mane
of live serpents and a dragon's tai
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