Cerberus was posted to prevent ghosts of the dead from leaving the underworld.
Hercules was the only living man to ever fight Cerberus
No; Cerberus was only defeated by Heracles, never killed.
more ferocious, most ferocious
There's no noun answer for the word ferocious . Only adjectives . Just like brutal or cruel . Hope you like it ! ^^
Dante uses personification, as Cerberus is depicted with human-like qualities such as gluttony and aggression, to make the infernal creature more relatable and vivid for the reader. This literary device allows Dante to emphasize Cerberus's ferocious nature in a way that connects with the reader's own experiences and emotions.
No- he was the only 3-headed dog in the Underworld.
The only other name I know is 'Kerberos'.
precocious rhymes with ferocious.
There is no myth to say Persephone did not like Cerberus; certainly the only myth that relates to it is the one in which a task of Heracles makes him go into the Underworld to ask for Cerberus, which he is let to do - if he later beings him back.
Cerberus has one brother, the Hydra
Delicate vs. ferocious Since delicate and ferocious are opposites, they make an oxymoron.
Cerberus' heads are said to have an appetite only for live meat and thus allow the spirits of the dead to freely enter the underworld, but allow none to leave.