in Greek mythology, a dog with three heads who guarded the entrance to Hades (=the place where the spirits of dead people are supposed to live). In Greek mythology, the monstrous watchdog of the underworld. He was usually said to have three heads, though Hesiod says he had
Heads of snakes grew from his back, and he had a serpent's tail. He devoured anyone who tried to escape Hades's kingdom, and he refused entrance to living humans, though Orpheus gained passage by charming him with music. One of the labours of Heracles was to bring Cerberus up to the land of the living; after succeeding, he returned the creature to Hades
cehennemin kapısını bekleyen üç başlı köpek
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ce·hen·ne·min ka·pı·sı·nı bek·le·yen üç baş·lı kö·pek