hellhound

Goddess Hel and the hound Garmr by Johannes Gehrts, 1889

A hellhound is a dog of Hell, found in mythology, folklore and fiction. Hellhounds typically have features such as black fur color, glowing red eyes, super strength or speed, ghostly or phantom characteristics, and sometimes even the ability to talk. Hellhounds are often associated with fire, and may have fire-based abilities and appearances,hellhounds appear out of no where suddenly and have been known to vanish in a blink of an eye. They are often assigned to guard the entrance to the world of the dead such as graveyards and Indian burial grounds, or undertake other duties related to the afterlife or the supernatural, such as hunting down lost souls or guarding a supernatural treasure. As legend goes, if one happened to see the hellhound three times, he or she will die an abrupt and unseen death.

See also

• Black dog (ghost)
• Black Shuck
• Cerberus
• Fenrir
• Garm
• Warg
• Barghest

External links

• Hellhounds, Werewolves and the Germanic Underworld