Hellhound

:See also Hellhound, a DC Comics character.

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:See also HELLHOUND, the progressive metal band.

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In mythology, a hellhound is a demonic dog of hell, referring especially to Cerberus, the hound of Hades from Greek mythology.

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Hellhounds are a common monstrous foe in fiction. For example, in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles, and in many games derived from Dungeons & Dragons.

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• Hellhounds, Werewolves and the Germanic Underworld

Mythology: :"Myth" redirects here. For the computer game, see Myth (computer game)....

Cerberus: :This article is about the mythical 3-headed guard dog. For other uses, see Cerberus (disambiguation)....

Hades: Hades (Greek: - Hadēs or - H?idēs) ("unseen") means both the ancient Greek abode of the dead and the god of that underworld. The word originally referred to just the god;...