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 common depiction of Cerberus in Greek mythology and art is as having three heads.

Cerberus ' depiction in ancient art is not as definitive as in literature ; the poets and linguists of ancient Greece and Rome mostly agreed on the physical appearance ( with the notable exception in Hesiod's Theogony in which he had 50 heads ).

There have been many attempts to explain the depiction of Cerberus.

The approach to the depiction of the experience of creation may be analytic, as it is for Miss Litz, or spontaneous, as it is for Merle Marsicano.

The above cartoon is a depiction of the nursery rhyme " Little Miss Muffet ", in which the title character is " frightened away " by a spider.

A key contested issue is the historicity of Luke's depiction of Paul.

Human or animal depiction is generally forbidden.

The next sequential frame is displayed, allowing the depiction of motion.

Albrecht Altdorfer's depiction of the moment in 333 BC when Alexander the Great routed Darius III for supremacy in Asia Minor is vast in ambition, sweeping in scope, vivid in imagery, rich in symbols, and obviously heroic — the Iliad of painting, as literary critic Friedrich Schlegel suggested In the painting, a swarming cast of thousands of soldiers surround the central action: Alexander on his white steed, leading two rows of charging cavalrymen, dashes after a fleeing Darius, who looks anxiously over his shoulder from a chariot.

The throne scene at the opening of chapter 6 is noteworthy for its depiction of an idealised temple with singing seraphs.

The film's depiction of the Battle of Stirling Bridge is often considered one of the best movie battles in cinema history.

Cross-dressing, particularly the depiction of males wearing dresses, is often used for comic effect onstage and onscreen.

The depiction of comets in popular culture is firmly rooted in the long Western tradition of seeing comets as harbingers of doom and as omens of world-altering change.

The pope chooses the image on the outside: under Pope Benedict XVI it is a modern depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus, with Mary and John to each side.

The earliest known depiction of a gun is a sculpture from a cave in Sichuan, dating to the 12th century that portrays a figure carrying a vase-shaped bombard, firing flames and a ball.

Postmodern critical research is also characterized by what is called, the crisis of representation, which rejects the idea that a researcher ’ s work is considered an “ objective depiction of a stable other ” ( Lindlof & Taylor, 2002, p. 53 ).

It is not until the 13th-century French prose romances, including the Lancelot-Grail and the Post-Vulgate Cycle, that Camelot began to supersede Caerleon, and even then, many descriptive details applied to Camelot derive from Geoffrey's earlier grand depiction of the Welsh town.

The earliest known depiction of such a knightly dagger is the so-called " Guido relief " inside the Grossmünster of Zürich ( ca.

Distinction is often made between erotica and pornography ( the depiction of acts in a sensational manner so as to arouse a quick intense reaction ) ( as well as the lesser known genre of sexual entertainment, ribaldry ), although depending on the viewer they may seem one and the same.

Impressionist painting characteristics include relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities ( often accentuating the effects of the passage of time ), common, ordinary subject matter, inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience, and unusual visual angles.

Bases Loaded featured a unique television-style depiction of the pitcher-batter matchup, as well as strong play control and a relatively high degree of realism, which made it one of the most popular baseball games of the early NES.

In art, a sacra conversazione () meaning holy / sacred conversation, but usually left in Italian, is a depiction of the Virgin and Child ( the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus ) amidst a group of saints in a relatively informal grouping, as opposed to the more rigid and hierarchical compositions of earlier periods.

The enlisted man's medal was of a relatively simple, round design, topped with the Prussian crown, with a depiction of the regular badge in the center of the medal on the obverse, with the royal cipher of the reigning monarch on the reverse.

The film is today still popular among race fans as it is a relatively accurate depiction of the era, with a lot of racing but very little dialogue ( Indeed, there is no dialogue whatsoever until approximately 35 minutes into the film ).

The tale is probably fictional in origin, though consistent with the villainous depiction of Ælfgifu in this work.

This depiction is consistent with the remains of these birds found at other Israelite Iron Age sites, when the rooster was used as a fighting bird ; they are also pictured on other seals from the period as a symbol of ferocity, such as on the one engraved on a late-seventh-century BC red jasper seal inscribed " Jehoahaz, son of the king ", which likely it belonged to Jehoahaz of Judah " while he was still a prince during his father's life.

The largest groups of Early Christian paintings come from the tombs in the Catacombs of Rome, and show the evolution of the depiction of Jesus, a process not complete until the 6th century, since when the conventional appearance of Jesus in art has remained remarkably consistent.

Wraith: The Oblivion has been described as the most artistically consistent of the World of Darkness series line ( due to its rich depiction of the afterlife and steadfast dedication to thematic integrity ), but also is the least commercially popular.

The M-1911A1. 45 caliber pistol was used by Marine enlisted, NCO, and officer ranks, so its depiction is consistent with a Marine of any rank.

Although this was part of a subplot involving Superman's powers growing out of control as he absorbed too much solar energy, the depiction of his power was not as consistent as before.

Ibarbourou's depiction of death in her poetry was not consistent throughout her body of work.

He argued that its depiction in Babylonian art was consistent over many centuries, while those of mythological creatures changed, sometimes drastically, over the years.

They claimed the depiction of abuse was consistent for the series, and that EastEnders viewers expected that seasonal episodes such as Christmas and New Year would always be " overshadowed by crises ".

In line with the conventions of heraldry, the design of the heraldic elements vary with each individual depiction, but the most tangible and consistent elements of evolution are outlined below.

Though al-Wāhidī may thus be considered the father of this genre ( a view consistent with his rather self-serving depiction of asbāb al-nuzūl as the key to all exegesis ), al-Suyūtī made significant contributions to it as well, introducing such refinements as limiting reports to only those contemporaneous with the revelation itself ( reports related to events described by the verse were reclassified as akhbār ) and developing a sabab selection criterion different from al-Wāhidī's rather mechanistic one of scanning for a select few " marker " introductory phrases.

Brontë uses the depiction of Thornfield in a manner consistent with the gothic tone of the novel as a whole.

It has been commended for its sensitive depiction of the close relationship between the eponymous hero and his religious mentor, the Quaker William Walters.

Hedwig intercedes between Henry and Konrad, 19th century depiction

A map is a visual representation of an area — a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes.

A Pylon mirrored the hieroglyph for ' horizon ' or akhet, which was a depiction of two hills " between which the sun rose and set ", associated with recreation and rebirth.

Smaug the dragon with his golden hoard may be seen as an example of the traditional relationship between evil and metallurgy as collated in the depiction of Pandæmonium with its " Belched fire and rolling smoke " in Milton's Paradise Lost.

John Belton identified four narrative elements of the war film within the context of Hollywood production: a ) the suspension of civilian morality during times of war, b ) primacy of collective goals over individual motivations, c ) rivalry between men in predominantly male groups as well as marginalization and objectification of women, and d ) depiction of the reintegration of veterans.

Artist's depiction of a collision between two planetary bodies.

The PRC depiction of the " Gaoshan " people as one of the China's ethnic groups, pictured here between the Hani people and the Evenks | Ewenki

Heinlein's vivid depiction of a Heaven ruled by snotty angels and a Hell where everyone has a wonderful, or at least productive, time — with Mary Magdalene shuttling breezily between both places — is a satire on American evangelical Christianity.

A 13th-century depiction of the Second Battle of Lincoln, which occurred at Lincoln Castle on 20 May 1217 during the First Barons ' War between the forces of the future Louis VIII of France and those of King Henry III of England.

The screenplay removes any depiction of a sexual relationship ( which would have been both incest and infidelity ) between Monty and his stepdaughter, Veda.

The contrast between film's depiction of Martin " as a family man and hero who single-handedly defeats countless hostile Brits " and the real-life Marion was one of the " egregious oversights " that TIME magazine cited when listing " The Patriot " as number one of its " Top 10 historically misleading films " in 2011.

The film is constructed as a big, tear-jerking Hollywood melodrama in its depiction of the unfulfilled love story between a German variety singer separated by the war from a Swiss Jewish composer.

It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 1170.

From the correspondence between Landa's description of the New Year rituals and the depiction of these rituals in the Dresden Codex, it can be inferred that in 16th-century Yucatán, god K was called Bolon Dzacab ' Innumerable ( bolon ' nine, innumerable ') maternal generations ', perhaps a metaphor for fertility.

Slash fiction, or Alternative fiction, is a genre of fan fiction that focuses on the depiction of interpersonal attraction and / or sexual relationships between fictional characters of the same sex.

** The 12th century Khmer temple Angkor Wat contains a dramatic depiction in bas-relief of the Battle of Lanka between Ravana's Rakshasas and Rama's monkeys.

His arms, according to their depiction in the margins of his will, were gules ( red ) a chevron ermine between three fleurs-des-lis.

( In a footnote, Ernest A. Vizetelly, the first British translator of L ' argent, draws a distinction between Zola's depiction of this aspect of Saccard's character and Zola's personal pro-Jewish beliefs as manifested in the later Dreyfus affair.

The first film was a realistic depiction of the OK Corral shootout and its aftermath, while the second centered around a fictional relationship between Earp and silent movie cowboy star Tom Mix ; the real-life Earp actually was a consultant on some early silent Westerns toward the end of his life.

This film celebrated solidarity and cooperation between Americans of all races and ethnicities through the depiction of a multiracial American unit at a time when the armed forces were still racially segregated.

One of his paintings, The Holy Virgin Mary, a depiction of the Virgin Mary, was at issue in a lawsuit between the mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art when it was exhibited there in 1999 as a part of the " Sensation " exhibit.

This film created a controversy in Egypt between the enlightened wing and the fundamentalists who opposed the depiction of religious characters in films.