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Cerberus

/ˈsɝbəɹəs/ · name

Meaning

  1. The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.
  2. A former constellation of the northern sky, near Hercules.

Etymology / origin

From Latin Cerberus, from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos), of unknown origin.

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