cerberus

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A proper noun from Greek mythology referring to the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld, Hades; offspring of Typhon.

• 🌐في الميثولوجيا الإغريقية، هو الكلب ذو الرؤوس الثلاثة الذي يحرس مدخل مملكة هاديس (العالم السفلي)، وهو ابن تيفون وإخيدنا. يُستخدم الاسم أحيانًا للدلالة على حارس صارم أو رقيب متسلط.

1. Mythological guardian C1 formal

   In Greek mythology, a monstrous three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld, Hades, preventing the dead from leaving and the living from entering without permission.

   • Heracles' final labor was to capture Cerberus from the underworld.
   • In many stories, Cerberus is depicted as a fierce and loyal guardian.
   • Orpheus charmed Cerberus with his music to pass through the gates of Hades.

   🌐الحارس الأسطوري

• cerberuses plural form
• cerberuses' possessive plural form
• cerberus's possessive singular form