Cerberus
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In Greek mythology, Cerberus (Greek Κέρβερος, Kerberos, demon of the pit), was the hound of Hades—a monstrous three-headed dog (sometimes said to have 50 or 100 heads) with a snake for a tail and innumerable snake heads on his back. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ He guarded the gate to Hades (the Greek underworld) and ensured that the dead could not leave and the living could not enter. His brother was Orthrus. He is the offspring of Echidna and Typhon. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ He was overcome several times: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
He can be found also in Dante's Divine Comedy, in Canto VI of Inferno (third circle). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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