He is the offspring of Echidna and Typhon.
Fluffy is based on Cerberus the 3 headed dog from Greek Mythology that guarded the underworld to stop people escaping
Fluffy is Hagrid's three-headed dog who guarded the Philosopher's Stone.
Fluffy has three heads in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.Three-headed dogs are from Greek mythology, they are often called hellhounds. The chief is called Cerberus.
Fluffy is a Cerberus - a breed from myth and legend.However, the makers of the Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone movie based the CGI dog on a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
Fluffy, Hagrid's dog (who appears in Philosopher's Stone,not Chamber of Secrets), who he got off a "Greek chappie" in a pub.
There is a three headed dog in Greek Mythology, that guards he underworld. It is called Cerberus.
A terrible dog.
Cerebus/Cerberus
Cerberus is the 3-headed dog that guards the gates to Hades, the realm of the dead
Cerberus. He's the dog that guarded the River Styx in Greek and Roman mythology, and was the pet of Hades/Pluto. Cerberus was actually a three-headed dog, though.
Cerberus is famous for being the three headed hound which guards the gates of the underworld in Greek mythology.
Cerberus origionated in Greek Mythology, and was a three headed guard dog.
The most known is the Chimera.
That was trusty, three-headed Cerberus.
Cerberus is a three headed dog in Greek Mythology that guards the fates of the Underworld. Another name for this dog is a hellhound. It also prevents those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.
Rick Riordan got the idea of a three-headed dog from Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, this creature is known as Cerberus, and he guards the entrance to the underworld. Riordan incorporated this mythological creature into his popular book series "Percy Jackson and the Olympians."
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.