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How did Hades get his three headed hound Cerberus?

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Cerberus is , in the first instance associated with Hecate, a three headed Goddess still extant in the old testament times ,the Goddess of the underworld and more or less the same Goddess as Astarte and before her Isis. This would mean that Cereberus corresponds roughly to Anubis the Egyptian counterpart. read more

Cerberus is , in the first instance associated with Hecate, a three headed Goddess still extant in the old testament times ,the Goddess of the underworld and more or less the same Goddess as Astarte and before her Isis. read more

Heracles and Cerberus the hound of Hades, Caeretan black-figure hydria C6th B.C., Musée du Louvre. KERBEROS (Cerberus) was the gigantic, three-headed hound of Haides which guarded the gates of the underworld and prevented the escape of the shades of the dead. read more

To the Greeks, Cerberus was a monstrous three-headed dog, or "hellhound" with a serpent's tail, a mane of snakes, and a lion's claws. His three heads were thought to represent the past, the present, and the future while other sources suggest they were symbolic of birth, youth, and old age. read more

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