Who are Cerberus siblings?

Later authors list many other monsters among the siblings of Cerberus, including the Sphinx, the Nemean Lion, the Caucasian Eagle, the Crommyonian Sow, the Colchian Dragon, Ladon, and even Scylla and the mother of the Gorgons.
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Who are the brothers of Cerberus?

According to Hesiod, Cerberus' siblings were the two-headed dog Orthos, the multi-headed Lernaean Hydra, and the Chimera, which had the head of a lion and a goat.
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Does Cerberus have parents?

Cerberus' parents were the monster Echinda (half-woman, half-serpent) and Typhon (a fire-breathing giant covered with dragons and serpents). Even the gods of Olympus were afraid of Typhon.
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Who is Echidna father?

Echidna, (Greek: “Snake”) monster of Greek mythology, half woman, half serpent. Her parents were either the sea deities Phorcys and Ceto (according to Hesiod's Theogony) or Tartarus and Gaia (in the account of the mythographer Apollodorus); in Hesiod, Tartarus and Gaia are the parents of Echidna's husband, Typhon.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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Orthrus - the two headed, serpent-tailed dog and brother of Cerberus!



Who got past Cerberus?

Only a few were ever able to get past Cerberus. One of these was Persephone, goddess of innocence and mistress of the underworld. She was the child of Demeter, goddess of the harvest, and Zeus, ruler of the gods.
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What dog breed is Cerberus?

In ancient Greece they did have some specific dog breeds. There is the Laconian dog breed. They were swift and often used for hunting. Then there is the Molossian dog, which is very similar in appearance to bull dogs, as Cerberus is commonly portrayed.
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Who gave Cerberus to Hades?

According to Greek mythology, Typhon was the father of Cerberus. He was a large fire-breathing dragon who was also a god. He had large glowing red eyes, a hundred wings as well as a hundred heads. The gods who lived on Mount Olympus were very afraid of Typhon.
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What do you call a 3 headed dragon?

Azi dahaka, a three-headed dragon in Persian mythology. Cerberus, a multi-headed (usually three-headed) dog in Greek and Roman mythology. Zmiy Gorynych, a multi-headed (usually three-headed) Slavic dragon. King Ghidorah, a three-headed dragon in the Godzilla franchise.
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What is a 3 headed dog called?

Cerberus, in Greek mythology, the monstrous watchdog of the underworld. He was usually said to have three heads, though the poet Hesiod (flourished 7th century bce) said he had 50.
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Who is Pandora related to?

In Hesiod's Works and Days, Pandora had a jar containing all manner of misery and evil. Zeus sent her to Epimetheus, who forgot the warning of his brother Prometheus and made Pandora his wife. She afterward opened the jar, from which the evils flew out over the earth.
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What color is Cerberus?

Appearance. Cerberus has a demonic appearance. He is an extremely large dog, at least 28ft (8.5m) tall, with thick black fur. Each head has different color highlights that trails down its neck into the fur but blue appears to the most dominant, being present on the legs and back as well as being the color of the spikes ...
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Who killed Echidna?

Although for Hesiod Echidna was immortal and ageless, according to Apollodorus Echidna continued to prey on the unfortunate "passers-by" until she was finally killed, while she slept, by Argus Panoptes, the hundred-eyed giant who served Hera.
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Did Hades let Hercules take Cerberus?

Hercules asked Hades if he could take Cerberus back to the surface. Hades agreed to not only give Hercules safe passage back BUT also let him take Cerberus IF Hercules did so without weapons and no harm came to Cerberus. Hercules agreed. Hercules set off back to the entrance of the underworld to fetch Cerberus.
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Was Cerberus evil?

Although he was nominally a “hellhound,” Cerberus was not evil; he was a working dog. His job, once he was gifted to Hades, the god of the ancient Greek underworld, was to prevent any living being from entering the realm of the dead, and to keep the dead from escaping.
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Is Fluffy a Cerberus?

Fluffy is an extremely large three-headed dog, apparently loyal to Hagrid. He is apparently modeled on Cerberus, the three-headed dog who guards the entrance to the Underworld in Greek mythology.
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Is Cerberus a wolf?

Cerberus rationalized

In his account Cerberus was not a dog at all, but rather simply a large venomous snake, which lived on Tainaron.
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Who is the god of poop?

Sterculius, the Roman God of Feces.
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Who is the god of stupidity?

In Greek mythology, Koalemos (Ancient Greek: Κοάλεμος) was the god of stupidity, mentioned once by Aristophanes, and being found also in Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Coalemus is the Latin spelling of the name.
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What two gods were twin brother and sister?

  • Apollo. Apollo and his twin sister Artemis were the children of Zeus and Leto. ...
  • Artemis. Artemis and her younger twin brother Apollo were the children of Zeus and Leto, born in Delos. ...
  • Poseidon.
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