- Cerberus – Mythopedia
Cerberus, the terror-inspiring offspring of the primordial monsters Typhoeus and Echidna, was the guard dog of the Greek Underworld In most literary and artistic representations, Cerberus had three heads and a mane of snakes
- Heracles - Mythopedia
Labor #12: Cerberus Heracles’ final labor was the most daunting: to go down to the Underworld and bring back Cerberus, Hades’ three-headed guard dog Against all odds, Heracles was able to cross into the Underworld, wrestle Cerberus, and convince Hades to let him bring the dog to Eurystheus
- Pluto – Mythopedia
A wizened Pluto leans on his staff as his three-headed hound Cerberus keeps watch in this statue from the second century CE Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete, Greece Carole Raddato CC BY-SA 2 0 The crystallization of Pluto’s identity as the Roman god of the dead, the underworld, and wealth reflected a complex historical development
- Perseus - Mythopedia
Perseus, son of Zeus, was a Greek hero from Argos He is best remembered for killing Medusa, rescuing Andromeda, and founding the city of Mycenae
- Hydra - Mythopedia
The Hydra, also called the Lernean Hydra (because it lived near Lerna in Greece), was part of a brood of ancient mythical monsters Its parents were the creatures Typhoeus and Echidna, and its siblings included other multi-headed beasts, such as Cerberus and the Chimera The Hydra itself was a serpent with numerous heads (the exact number
- Echidna - Mythopedia
Echidna was a primeval female monster, usually represented as a woman from the waist up and a snake from the waist down She was said to have been the mother of some of the most fearsome monsters of Greek myth, including Cerberus, the Chimera, and the Hydra
- Mythopedia – Encyclopedia of Mythology
Mythopedia is the ultimate online resource for exploring ancient mythology; from the Greeks and Romans, to Celtic, Norse, Egyptian and more
- Nemean Lion - Mythopedia
The Nemean Lion was a ferocious beast whose hide was invulnerable to weapons It terrorized Nemea until Heracles finally killed it with his bare hands as the first of his Twelve Labors
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