concept
Cerberus
The watchdog of the underworld, given three heads and a mane of snakes by the poets.
Reading notes
- The Loves §3.12 snake-haired dog
Cerberus, the watchdog of the underworld, given three heads by the poets.
- The Art of Love §3.16 three-headed dog
Cerberus, the monstrous hound guarding the underworld, charmed by Orpheus's song.
- The Heroides §9 Cerberus
The three-headed, snake-maned hound of the underworld, dragged up by Hercules.
- Metamorphoses §7.172 Cerberus
The three-headed hound guarding the underworld; Hercules dragged him up to the light, and from his foam, the tale says, sprang the poison aconite.
- Metamorphoses §10.286 Medusan monster
Cerberus, the three-throated hound of the underworld, snaky like Medusa's brood.