 | Cerberus is a well known creature in ancient mythology. Hades’ loyal guard dog was a massive hound with three heads that guarded the entrance to the underworld. The beast only had appetite for living flesh and so would only allow dead spirits to pass, while consuming any living mortal who was foolish enough to come near. The three heads were meant to symbolize the past, present and future. Cerberus is best known as the twelfth and final labor that Heracles performs. Heracles must enter the underworld, wrestle the beast using no weapons, and then bring Cerberus to the surface world, alive, to present to the Mycenaean king Eurystheus. |
