cerberus

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English - Turkish
{i} cehennemin kapısını bekleyen üç başlı köpek [mit.]
(isim) cehennemin kapısını bekleyen üç başlı köpek [mit.]
uyanık ve sadık bir bekçi
cehennemin kapısını bekleyen üç başlı köpek

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sop to cerberus
bekçiyi yatıştıracak şey
English - English
The three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades
A former constellation of the northern sky, near Hercules
{i} (Greek Mythology) terrifying three-headed dog that guards the entrance to Hades
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
A grim, watchful keeper, house-porter, guardian, etc Cerberus, according to Roman mythology, is the three-headed dog that keeps the entrance of the infernal regions Herculës dragged the monster to earth, and then let him go again (See Sop ) Orpheus (2 syl ) lulled Cerberus to sleep with his lyre; and the Sibyl who conducted Æneas through the Inferno, also threw the dog into a profound sleep with a cake seasoned with poppies and honey The origin of the fable of Cerberus is from the custom of the ancient Egyptians of guarding graves with dogs The exquisite cameo by Dioscoridês, in the possession of the King of Prussia, and the painting of Hercules and Cerberus, in the Farnésé Gallery of Rome, are of world-wide renown
(Greek mythology) 3-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon
A monster, in the shape of a three-headed dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions, Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp
The giant three-headed dog which guards the entrance to the Underworld
if surly
A magickal (possibly demonic) dog with multiple heads
A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the pythons; the bokadam
cerberus

    Hyphenation

    Cer·ber·us

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    Etymology

    [ 's&r-b(&-)r&s ] (noun.) From Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kerberos)
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