C for Cerberus

Freaks A-Z. Letter "C"

Size: 210mm x 297mm

Material:Charcoal pen

Cerberusor Kerberos, in Greek and Roman mythology, is a multi-headedhound (usually three-headed) which guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping. Cerberus featured in many works of ancient Greek and Roman literature and in works of both ancient and modern art and architecture, although, the depiction and background surrounding Cerberus often differed across various works by different authors of the era. The most notable difference is the number of its heads: Most sources describe or depict three heads; others show it with two or even just one; a smaller number of sources show a variable number, sometimes as many as 50. 

刻耳柏洛斯（希臘語：Κέρβερος，字面意思為「黑暗中的惡魔」）希臘神話中看守冥界入口的惡犬。赫西俄德在《神譜》中說此犬有50個頭，而後來的一些藝術作品則大多表現它有3個頭（可能是為了便於雕刻所致）；因此在漢語語境裡（尤其是通俗文化中）也常稱這怪物為三頭犬。