Noun: Cerberus sur-bu-rus
- (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon
"In Greek myths, Hercules had to get past Cerberus as one of his twelve labours"; "Cerberus the hellhound prevented souls from escaping the underworld";
- hellhound
Derived forms: Cerberuses
Type of: mythical creature, mythical monster
Encyclopedia: Cerberus