god
Cerberus
also: Cerberean
The monstrous many-headed watchdog of the underworld; here his name supplies the adjective for Scylla's snarling dog-jaws.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §14.432 Cerberean
Of Cerberus, the many-headed hound of the underworld -- the adjective lent to the snarling dog-jaws that now girdle Scylla's waist.