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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
Geryon – Mythopedia Overview Powerful Geryon, son of the giant Chrysaor and the Oceanid Callirhoe, was a monster with three heads and three bodies who lived at the far edge of the world With the help of his herdsman Eurytion and his two-headed guard dog Orthus, he kept a much-envied herd of cattle—so envied, in fact, that the hero Heracles was commanded to steal it as the tenth of his Twelve Labors When
Orthus – Mythopedia Orthus was a two-headed dog, one of the fearsome children of Echidna and Typhoeus He served as a guard dog to Geryon, a monster with three heads and three bodies who lived somewhere at the edge of the world When Heracles came to steal Geryon’s cattle for his tenth labor, both Orthus and his master were killed while trying to defend the herd
Scylla – Mythopedia Scylla was a multi-headed, hybrid monster who haunted a narrow strait opposite the whirlpool Charybdis With her darting heads and sharp teeth, Scylla would pick off unwary sea creatures or sailors who passed too close
Pluto – Mythopedia Pluto was often accompanied by Cerberus, a three-headed hound that served both as his pet and guardian of the underworld In this 18th century Dutch engraving, Pluto reclines in a chariot pulled by Cerberus
Chimera – Mythopedia The Chimera was a monster with a hybrid body: part lion, part snake, and part goat The hero Bellerophon tracked the Chimera to its remote mountain lair and killed it with the help of his winged steed Pegasus
Anubis – Mythopedia Anubis was the jackal-headed Egyptian god of mummification Originally the powerful son of Ra and god of the dead, as other deities rose in prominence he became the escort of the newly deceased into the afterlife
Horus – Mythopedia Horus was the falcon-headed Egyptian god of sun, sky, and kingship Appearing in many manifestations over thousands of years, his best-known role is as the son of Osiris and Isis, destined to retake his father’s throne
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
Hades – Mythopedia He is often seated on a throne with Cerberus, the three-headed dog, crouched menacingly at his side Hades could also be symbolized by a number of animals, such as snakes, roosters, or screech owls, as well as certain plants, such as the cypress, mint, and asphodel