Cerberos

Cerberos, also spelled Cerberus, is a mythical three-headed dog who guards the gates to the Underworld in Greek mythology.
==Biography==
===Mythology===
The fame of the creature survived into the Greek mythology as the hound of Hades, set to guard the Greek underworld to prevent the dead from fleeing back to the land of the living.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Lakonia: Tainaros
The last of Herakles' twelve labours for King Eurystheas of Mycenae was to subdue and take back Cerberos from the underworld.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Elis: Cerberos After preparing for the journey by visiting the Sanctuary of Eleusis in Attika, and participating in the Eleusinian Mysteries, Herakles made his way to Cape Tenaron.
After conquering the beast with his bare hands, Herakles brought Cerberos to Eurystheas. The beast was then returned to Hades.
===Simulation===
In a simulation created by the Isu Aletheia, Persephone had a dog companion named Ros, which was given to her by Hades. Ros was transformed into Cerberos by Persephone after she threw an artifact into a well for Ros to fetch. Cerberos confronted the misthios Kassandra, who was tossed through the well by Persephone, and was later defeated by her. As she does so, she took out the artifact from Ros' collar, effectively killing him.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades
==Influence and legacy==
During the Peloponnesian War, a triplet of brothers called themselves the Cerberus on the island of Kos. Around the same time, the misthios Kassandra found sails and finery bearing the depiction of Cerberos' heads for the ship Adrestia in the sunken depths of Pavlopetri.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
Meanwhile, the Greek seas were roamed by ships displaying likeness of Cerberos on their sails. The pirate ships Shadowed Nymph and Hekate's Grace unfurled their sails while advancing on their targets.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Bounty on a Pirate Ship
One of Layla Hassan's Animus modifications allowed Kassandra to obtain a harness said to have been made from scraps of Cerberos' fur.
==Behind the scenes==
Cerberos is regarded as the offspring of Typhon and , like his brother Orthos, another many-headed dog in Greek mythology, among other monstrous creatures in Greek mythology.
The painting featuring Herakles bringing Cerberos to Eurystheas, as seen in Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece, is from a tan from around 530 BCE.
The etymological origin of the name Cerberos is contested; however one theory is that it's derived from a Proto-Indo-European root for 'spot'. Other theories include PIE root meaning 'to growl', and the Greek words meaning 'flesh-devouring', and 'evil of the pit'.
==Gallery==
ACOD Cerberos Sculp 1.jpg|Sculp of Cerberos
ACOD Cerberos Sculp 2.jpg|Sculp of Cerberos
ACOD Cerberos Sculp 3.jpg|Sculp of Cerberos
ACOD Cerberos Sculp 4.jpg|Sculp of Cerberos
ACOD Cerberos Head Sculp 1.jpg|Sculp of Cerberos
ACOD Cerberos Head Sculp 2.jpg|Sculp of Cerberos
ACOD Cerberos Model.jpg|Model of Cerberos
ElisHades.jpg|Statue of Hades with Cerberos in Elis
Ship-HoundsofHades.jpg|A depiction of the heads of Cerberus on the finery for the ship Adrestia
ACOD Shadowed Nymph.jpg|The Shadowed Nymph and her sail featuring Cerberus
ACOD Hekate's Grace.jpg|The Hekate's Grace and her sail featuring Cerberus' heads
ACOD FoA ToH Cerberos.jpg|Cerberos
ACOd-DT-HeraklesKerberosEurystheasCaeretanHydria.jpg|A painting from 6th century BCE featuring Herakles bringing Cerberos to Eurystheas
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey 
**The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium 
**The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades 
==References==
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