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=Learn about the mythological monster Cerberus =

**APPEARANCE**


 * Cerberus is a three headed monster. The heads are in the shape of a lion, a dog and wolf. The tail of Ceberus is a dragon's tail. He is a four legged monster. **




 * IMPORTANCE **


 * Cerberus is the watchdog of Hell. He is often pictured with Hades, his master. He can be found on the banks of the river Styx, where he has the task of eating any human that comes into contact with it, and any spirits who attempted to escape. **



**MODERN REFERENCES**

**DISNEY'S HERCULES- Cerberus appears when Hercules goes to the underworld to save Meg's soul**



**HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE- Fluffy, who is a Cerberus, guards the Sorcerer's Stone**


 * 1) **Cerberus is best known for playing a part in Hercules' final labor. Hercules had to go to the Underworld and bring Cerberus back to the surface of the earth without using his arrows or his club. Hercules grabbed Cerberus by the throat and dragged him to Mycenae through a crack in the surface of the earth. Having accomplished this, Hercules dispatched Cerberus to guard one of the secret groves of Demeter but the dog eventually made his way back to Hades where he still guards the entrance.**
 * 2) **In another legend, Orpheus makes the same journey to the Underworld to bring back his lover, Eurydice. He manages to soothe Cerberus with his lyre.**



**It is generally known that Cerberus was born to Echidne, a half-women, half-serphant, and Typhoon, the most fierce of all creatures. Cerberus's brother is Orphus, which is also a monstrous dog with two heads. Cerberus Egyptian correspondent is Anubis, the dog who guarded the tombs and conducted the souls in the underworld. A similar dog, Garm, is guarding the house of deaths in the Norse mythology.**



Works Cited: http://www.maicar.com/GML/DisneyHercules.html http://monsters.monstrous.com/cerberus.htm http://monsters.monstrous.com/story_cerberus.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus