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**//CERBERUS (KERBEROS)//**

 * < __Greek Name __ ||< __Transliteration __ ||< __Latin Spelling __ ||< __Translation __ ||

Dark? (kêr, erebos) __ ||
 * < __ KerberoV __ ||< __Kerberos __ ||< __Cerberus __ ||< __Death-Demon of the

**__ BASIC INFORMATION __** Kerberos (or Cerberus) was a gigantic monster dog that guarded the entrance to the underworld, even though he was not there to keep people from going in, he keep people from getting out. Kerberos was a three headed dog with a serpent’s tail, a mane of various snakes, and a lion’s claws. Some people say that the dog had 50 heads, but they might have included his mane.
 * __ Kuna tou ` Aidou __ || __Kuna tou Aidou __ || __Cyna Hadum __ || __Hound of Hades __ ||

The best known story of Kerberos was the 12 Labors of Heracles. One of Heracles’s final task was to capture and return Kerberos, alive and unharmed, to Tirynis who was so scared of him, he locked him in a underground dungeon beneath his castle __ FAMILY CONNECTIONS __ hercules fights cerberus picture of egyptian god anubis picture of Hecate Kerberos’s father is Typhoeus and his mother is Ekhidna. __**TO LEARN MORE**__ People believed to be related to the Egyptian god Anubis and the ancient goddess of death, Hecate [|thewordwielder.wordpress.com/ 2008/06/09/15/] [|vyrilien.deviantart.com/ art/Cerberus-91878436] [|faculty-staff.ou.edu/.../ storybook.html.html] []
 * __BEST KNOWN STORY__ **