cerberus

• Имя собственное из греческой мифологии, обозначающее трёхголового пса, охраняющего вход в подземное царство Аида; потомок Тифона.

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

uncountable · proper noun

1. Mythological guardianC1formal

   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.

   Мифический страж

   • 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.