Cerberus Research Paper
Cerberus, the mythical three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld, was well renowned in many stories and poems of Greek mythology.
Cerberus' name came from the Ancient Greek word Kerberos, which means 'spotted.'
He was often portrayed with three heads, symbolising the past, present and future, or new birth, growth and old age. He had a serpent for a tail, the claws of a lion and the heads of snakes grew from his back. Some people said he had one or two heads, and a small amount said he had a large number like fifty. He had razor sharp teeth and a poisonous bite, and he had a look so dreadful that if you looked at him you turned into stone.
His father was Typhon, a fire-breathing dragon that was the deadliest and mightiest of …show more content…
She lured men into the cave where she lived, where she then ate them raw.
Cerberus was the brother to the Chimera, Hydra, Colquidian Dragon, Ladon, Escilia, Doubt, Ortos, Gerion, Sphinx, Cromino Pig, and Nemean Lion.
Cerberus was owned by Hades, god of the Underworld, and brother to Zeus. Cerberus was extremely faithful to Hades, and only obeyed him and his wife, Persephone. Cerberus was chained to the gates of Acheron along a river in the Underworld, where he let in the dead brought across the river, and savagely attacked any living people trying to enter the land of the dead. No dead were allowed to leave, and Cerberus made sure of this. Cerberus mostly sat along the banks of the river Styx. It was said that poison dripped from Cerberus' mouth to the ground, creating the poisonous plant known as wolf's bane.
The Ancient Greek's beliefs were interwoven into everyday life, which was very different from our own way of life and beliefs. They had a different god or goddess for every aspect of life, and had many rituals and art such as paintings or statues dedicated to their gods and
Cerberus' name came from the Ancient Greek word Kerberos, which means 'spotted.'
He was often portrayed with three heads, symbolising the past, present and future, or new birth, growth and old age. He had a serpent for a tail, the claws of a lion and the heads of snakes grew from his back. Some people said he had one or two heads, and a small amount said he had a large number like fifty. He had razor sharp teeth and a poisonous bite, and he had a look so dreadful that if you looked at him you turned into stone.
His father was Typhon, a fire-breathing dragon that was the deadliest and mightiest of …show more content…
She lured men into the cave where she lived, where she then ate them raw.
Cerberus was the brother to the Chimera, Hydra, Colquidian Dragon, Ladon, Escilia, Doubt, Ortos, Gerion, Sphinx, Cromino Pig, and Nemean Lion.
Cerberus was owned by Hades, god of the Underworld, and brother to Zeus. Cerberus was extremely faithful to Hades, and only obeyed him and his wife, Persephone. Cerberus was chained to the gates of Acheron along a river in the Underworld, where he let in the dead brought across the river, and savagely attacked any living people trying to enter the land of the dead. No dead were allowed to leave, and Cerberus made sure of this. Cerberus mostly sat along the banks of the river Styx. It was said that poison dripped from Cerberus' mouth to the ground, creating the poisonous plant known as wolf's bane.
The Ancient Greek's beliefs were interwoven into everyday life, which was very different from our own way of life and beliefs. They had a different god or goddess for every aspect of life, and had many rituals and art such as paintings or statues dedicated to their gods and