7 Best Of Cerberus Greek Mythology Hercules Collection 2020. He wanted the three headed dog brought back. Cerberus also known as the hound of hades was the multi headed dog who guarded the gates of the underworld preventing the dead from leaving and making sure that those who entered never left.
As early as homer we learn that heracles was sent by eurystheus the king of tiryns to bring back cerberus from hades the king of the underworld. In the film cerberus was the last of hades s forces to be conquered by hercules before defeating the lord of the dead himself. Cerberus greek mythology is best known as the guardian to the gates of hades the underworld.
This is known as the twelfth and final labor of heracles.
He is one of the great greek monsters born unto the infamous typhon and echidna. The capture of cerberus. The monstrous cerberus as with most of the significant monsters of greek mythology cerberus was considered to be the monstrous offspring of typhon and echidna two serpentine monsters of greek mythology. His 12th and final labor was to descend into the underworld and bring back cerberus the three headed dog who guarded the gate to underworld home of the powerful god hades.
