god
Cerberus
The three-mouthed hound guarding the underworld; he falls silent, agape, at Orpheus's song.
Reading notes
- The Aeneid §8.296 doorkeeper of Orcus
Cerberus, the three-headed hound guarding the underworld, dragged up by Hercules.
- The Georgics §4.483 Cerberus
The three-mouthed hound of the dead, who falls silent at Orpheus's song.