Cerberus Definition

sûrbər-əs
noun
The three-headed dog guarding the gate of Hades.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

(Greek mythology) The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.

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(astronomy) A former constellation of the northern sky, near Hercules.

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Origin of Cerberus

  • From Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kerberos)

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Cerberus Sentence Examples

  • The third and twelfth labours may be solar, the horned hind representing the moon, and the carrying of Cerberus to the upper world an eclipse, while the last episode of the hero's tragedy is possibly a complete solar myth developed at Trachis.

  • Sonic Blade -- Cloud will gie you this after you defeat Cerberus.

  • Even talks of a merger with GM's major stockholder, Cerberus Capital, ended with no agreement.

  • In 2007, Cerberus Capital purchased 80.1 percent of Chrysler from DaimlerChrysler for an estimated $7.4 billion.

  • The anthropomorphic Isis and Horus were easily rendered in Greek style, and Anubis was prepared for by Cerberus.

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