Cerberus /ˈsɜrbərəs/, or Kerberos, (Greek form: Κέρβερος, [ˈkerberos]) in Greek and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed (usually three-headed) dog, or “hellhound” which guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.
The name “Cerberus” is a Latinised version of the Greek Kerberos, which may be related to the Sanskrit word सर्वरा “sarvarā”, used as an epithet of one of the dogs of Yama, from a Proto-Indo-European word *ḱerberos, meaning “spotted”.
Yes, you read that correctly: Hades, the mighty Greek god of the underworld, had a pet dog named…Spot.
And some people think the ancient Greeks were all grim and serious with their “Then we shall have our battle in the shade!” and didn’t have a sense of humor…
Via Wikipedia.
Actually, that is really funny!
When I saw this originally I was crossing my fingers that it would check out.
Too many of the best stories fail the snopes.com test.
This one, however, passed with flying colors.
Ah, that extra “confirmation” is always great, isn’t it?
Ah, that extra “confirmation” is always great, isn’t it?
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Actually, the Spartans said, “Then we shall fight our battle in the shade,” Not the ancient Greek gods.