cerberus

indénombrable · nom propre

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

• 🇫🇷Nom propre issu de la mythologie grecque désignant le chien à trois têtes gardant l'entrée du royaume souterrain d'Hadès ; progéniture de Typhon. Par extension, désigne un gardien féroce ou intransigeant.

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.

   🇫🇷Cerbère

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