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Órtros (classical Greek: Ὄρθρος; romaniz.: Órthros - transl.: "twilight, twilight") or Ortos (Greek: Ὄρθρος, transl.: Órthos) was a two-headed dog from Greek mythology. Considered the fiercest guard dog of antiquity, his tail was a serpent. His mother, Echidna, was a serpent-woman and his father, Typhon, possessed a ho.


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As described in Greek mythology, Orthrus was a dog with two heads, a muscular body and dark fur. His eyes were said to be fierce and his breath was said to be poisonous. He was often depicted with a snake tail and sharp claws, which made him even more terrifying. Orthrus depicted in a vase


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No doubt a dangerous and fearsome beast himself, Orthrus was one of the seven monstrous children of Typhon and Echidna. His siblings were the Caucasian Eagle, Cerberus, Chimera, the Colchian Dragon, the Crommyonian Sow, and the Lernaean Hydra.As the two-headed Orthrus was similar in appearance to his brother Cerberus - the three-headed guardian of Hades - so he was in purpose, protecting.


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According to Hesiod, Cerberus was the second of the four monstrous children of Typhon and Echidna, being born after Orthus, the two-headed hound who guarded the cattle of Geryon, but before the Lernaean Hydra and, quite possibly, the Chimaera - all of them multi-headed.


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Cerberus Heracles, wearing his characteristic lion-skin, club in right hand, leash in left, presenting a three-headed Cerberus, snakes coiling from his snouts, necks and front paws, to a frightened Eurystheus hiding in a giant pot. Caeretan hydria (c. 530 BC) from Caere (Louvre E701). [1]


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No doubt a dangerous and fearsome beast himself, Orthrus was one of the seven monstrous children of Typhon, a monstrous serpentine giant and Echidna.His siblings were the Caucasian Eagle, Cerberus, Chimera, the Colchian Dragon, the Crommyonian Sow, and the Lernaean Hydra.As the two-headed Orthrus was similar in appearance to his brother Cerberus - the three-headed guardian of Hades, the god.


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Among them, Orthrus, the two-headed, serpent-tailed dog, carved a fearsome reputation as the loyal guardian of Geryon's prized cattle on the island of Erytheia. This article delves into the details of Orthrus' appearance, his creation, and explores the intriguing connection between Orthrus, Cerberus, and other monstrous siblings in the lineage.


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ENCYCLOPEDIA ORTHRUS (Orthros), the dog of Geryones, who was begotten by Typhon and Echidna. (Hes. Theog 293; Apollod. ii. 5. § 10.) Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES Orthrus the two-headed dog, Athenian black-figure amphora C6th B.C., Harvard Art Museums


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Cerberus (also spelt Kerberos) is a vicious three-headed dog in Greek mythology, who guards the entrance to the underworld.He allowed the souls of the dead to enter Hades but prevented the living (except for a few exceptions) from entering. Cerberus is a son of Typhon, a Giant, and Echidna, a half-woman, half-snake creature.. Anubis is the Egyptian counterpart of Cerberus.


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Hercules also slew the multi-headed Hydra, followed later by Orthrus, a two-headed dog. In most iterations of the labors of Hercules, the final task is to subdue and retrieve Cerberus.


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Orthros (Greek mythology) was a two-headed dog born to Greek mythology's most infamous monster parents Typhon and Echidna. Mythology tells us extremely little about this potentially fascinating beast whose sole purpose in myth seemed to be getting unceremoniously slain by the hero Hercules.


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Cerberus had a lineage of multi-headed relatives; his father was the serpent-maned Typhon, and among his siblings were the Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent; Orthrus, a double-headed dog guarding Geryon's cattle; and the Chimera, with its tripartite visage - lion, goat, and serpent. Cerberus, in congruence with his kin, consistently.


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Mike Greenberg, PhD Dogs are some of mankind's most beloved companions. Most pet owners love and care for their pups as if they are a member of the family, or even a child. In the ancient world, though, dogs were not just favorite pets and they certainly weren't pampered.


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Dioskilos is two-headed dog and is related to the Underworld dog Cerberus. He appeared in the 1981 film "Clash of the Titans". Dioskilos protected the Temple of the evil Gorgon Medusa and attacked any intruders who entered the temple. He ambushed Perseus and killed a member of his honor guard. Before Dioskilos could further attack Perseus who lost his sword to a nearby venomous snake in the.


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In art A two-headed Orthrus and a three-bodied Geryon. Attic black-figure neck amphora, by the Swing Painter, c. 550-500 BC (Paris, Cab. Med. 223). Depictions of Orthrus in art are rare, and always in connection with the theft of Geryon's cattle by Heracles. He is usually shown dead or dying, sometimes pierced by one or more arrows. [10]


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Luison Luison is a monstrous creature that is featured in the mythology of the Guaraní people, who live in south-central South America. He was said to inhabit cemeteries and other burial grounds, and was noted to feast exclusively on rotten flesh. Pesanta

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