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12th Labor of Hercules: Cerberus

Perhaps one of the best known mythological stories involves Hercules and his 12 Labors. For the final and most difficult labor, King Eurytheus asked Hercules to bring him Cerberus from the Underworld to prove his strength and fearlessness. To King Eurytheus this seemed an impossible task. Cerberus was a fearsome hellhound monster, not…

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Lady Gryphon 03/02/2016 02/27/2019Gods & Legends Cerberus, Greek Mythology, Hercules

Cerberus the Hellhound of Hades

Cerberus was a three-headed hellhound (the poet Hesiod claimed he had 50) with snake-like extremities, a snake for a tail and the claws of a lion. In Greek and Roman mythology, Cerberus was said to have been the offspring of two monsters, Typhon (a fire-breathing serpent) and Echidna (commonly portrayed as an…

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The Keeper of Lore 11/29/2015 02/27/2019Mythical Beasts Cerberus, Greek Mythology, Hellhound, Hercules
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