Cerebus, the three headed hell hound that guarded the gates to Hades Palace
Cerberus, the three headed hell hound that guarded the gates to Hades Palace
In Greek mythology the Gates to Hades is guarded by Cerebeus a multi-headed dog. There is also a ferry-man who takes the dead across the river styx -- but no troll. Trolls are from Norse Mythology.
That was trusty, three-headed Cerberus.
the greek god of HELL
Cerberus was the name of the dog that guarded the entrance of hell. This dog is said to have many heads and three throats. Its name is derived from the Greek word Kerberos.
Hades/Tartarus (Hell)
Hades, which is in Greek and Roman mythology, is both a place for heaven and hell. So all dead people go to Hades according to Greek and Roman mythology.
justin
In many religious traditions as well as the Greek mythology, Hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife, often in the underworld.
Hades is a God, the Lord of the Underworld, the dead, and riches in Greek Mythology. When people pass away, according to Greek Mythology, everyone goes to the Underworld; sinners and saints, everyone. Hell is a place where sinners go according to Christian Mythology.
Cerberus. be careful when you say hell. what you actually mean is the underworld there was no heaven or hell in greek mythology only mount olympus and the underworld... the underworld was then split into sections that resemble heaven, hell and purgatory.
Cerberus was the name of the dog that guarded the entrance of hell. This dog is said to have many heads and three throats. Its name is derived from the Greek word Kerberos.