Who Is Cerberus? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Cerberus is a In the Public Domain comic book character, the alter ego of Κέρβερος, with over 285 comic issue appearances. In Greek mythology, Cerberus, often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.

Who is Cerberus?

Greek Mythology Cerberus was the offspring of the monsters Echidna and Typhon , and is usually described as having three heads, a serpent for a tail, and snakes protruding from multiple parts of his body. Cerberus is primarily known for his capture by Heracles , one of Heracles' twelve labours. Descriptions of Cerberus vary, including the number of his heads. Cerberus was usually three-headed, though not always. Cerberus had several multi-headed relatives. His father was the multi snake-headed Typhon, and Cerberus was the brother of three other multi-headed monsters, the multi-snake-headed Lernaean Hydra ; Orthrus , the two-headed dog who guarded the Cattle of Geryon ; and the Chimera , who had three heads: that of a lion, a goat, and a snake. And, like these close relatives, Cerberus was, with only the rare iconographic exception, multi-headed. In the earliest description of Cerberus, Hesiod's Theogony (c.

Key facts

Cerberus is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "The Mystic Snake People". The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 285 recorded issue appearances, Cerberus ranks among the most featured characters in comics.