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.

* Redemption ( song ) by Gackt, featured in the game Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

The screening included trailers of Kingdom Hearts II and Dirge of Cerberus, and featured appearances from the English language cast and the Japanese developers.

Characters featured in Dirge of Cerberus.

His voice was featured in the PlayStation 2 games Rogue Galaxy ( as Simon Wicard ), Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII ( as Cait Sith ), and Tomb Raider: Legend ( as Alister Fletcher ).

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

The naval port of HMAS Cerberus is 6 kilometres south of Hastings and houses many of its navy personnel on base, however some live in Hastings or other nearby towns.

On the veranda are 14 azulejo panels representing figures from mythology, with many showing the " Labours of Hercules ", including " Plutão e Cérbero " ( Plutoand Cerberus ), " Vénus " ( Venus ), " Neptuno " ( Neptune ), " Hércules " ( Hercules ), " Hércules e a égua de Diómedes " ( Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes ), " Figura masculina " ( Masculine figure ), " Figura masculina com arco e flechas " ( Masculine figure with bow and arrow ), two panels of " Figura feminina " ( Female figure ), " Hércules e a ave de Estinfália " ( Hercules and the Stymphalian birds ), " Figura masculina com machado " ( Masculine figure with hoe ), " Hércules e a serpente de Ládon " ( Hercules and the serpent Ladon ), " Hércules e o touro de Creta " ( Hercules and the Cretan Bull ), " Hércules e a Hidra de Lerna " ( Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra ).

The depiction of Cerberus is relatively consistent between different works and authors, the common theme of the mane of serpents is kept across works, as is the serpent's tail, most literary works of the era describe Cerberus as having three heads with the only notable exception being Hesiod's Theogony in which he had 50 heads.

Classical critics have identified one of the earliest works of Cerberus as " the most imaginative ," that being a Laconian vase created around 560 BC in which Cerberus is shown with three-heads and with rows of serpents covering his body and heads.

His most famous works according to Pliny's Natural History ( 34. 57-59 ) were a heifer, a dog ( canem, Cerberus?

Western Port has several industrial complexes, including a BlueScope Steel steel processing works and the major Royal Australian Navy training base, HMAS Cerberus.

In the ancient Greek myth about the Labours of Hercules, the hero Hercules had to travel to the underworld to capture Cerberus, the three-headed guard dog, as one of his tasks.

Cerberus (), or Kerberos, ( Greek form: Κέρβερος, ) in Greek and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed hound ( usually three-headed ) which guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.

Cerberus was the offspring of Echidna, a hybrid half-woman and half-serpent, and Typhon, a fire-breathing giant whom even the Greek gods feared.

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

Numerous references to Cerberus have appeared in ancient Greek and Roman art, found in archaeological ruins and often including in statues and architecture, inspired by the mythology of the creature.

A 2nd century CE Greek known as Heraclitus the paradoxographer --- not to be confused with the 5th century BCE Greek philosopher Heraclitus --- claimed Euhemeristically that Cerberus had two pups which were never away from their father, as such Cerberus was in fact a normal ( however very large ) dog but artists incorporating the two pups into their work made it appear as if his two children were in fact extra heads.

In Greek mythology, Orthrus ( Orthros ) or Orthus ( Orthos ) () was a two-headed dog and a doublet (" brother ") of Cerberus, both whelped by the chthonic monsters Echidna and Typhon.

In Greek mythology, it was also the name of an underground cavern, through which Heracles dragged Cerberus as one of his Twelve Labors.

Bruce Lincoln brings together Garmr and the Greek mythological dog Cerberus, deriving both names from a Proto-Indo-European root * ger-" to growl " ( perhaps with the suffixes -* m /* b and -* r ).

With his ( i. e., Osiris ') wife, Isis, and their son ( at this point in history ) Horus ( in the form of Harpocrates ), Serapis won an important place in the Greek world, reaching Ancient Rome, with Anubis being identified as Cerberus.

* Bine ( mythology ), a guardian of hell in Akkadian mythology, comparable with Cerberus from Greek mythology

Concerning his name, it is unclear if there is an association with the Greek Cerberus.

Many of the game's elements are inspired by Greek mythology or ancient Roman culture such as weapons, equipment, items and enemy designs ; Princess Athena herself is named after the Greek goddess Athena, while Dante is based on Cerberus.

According to Greek mythology, the cave guarded by the three-headed dog Cerberus is located near the town.

* Cerberus, the hound of Hades ( Kerberos in Greek )

The gun was named Cerberus in reference to the multi-headed hound with the same name from Greek and Roman mythology ; the gun has three barrels as Cerberus has three heads.

In Greek and Roman mythology, Medea tried to kill Theseus by poisoning him by putting aconite in his wine, in that culture thought to be the saliva of Cerberus, the three-headed dog who guarded the Underworld.

Most occurrences in ancient literature revolve around the basis of the threat of Cerberus being overcome to allow a living being access to the underworld ; in the Aeneid Cerberus was lulled to sleep after being tricked into eating drugged honeycakes and Orpheus put the creature to sleep with his music.

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 ).

Capturing Cerberus, without using weapons, was the final labour assigned to Heracles ( Hercules ) by King Eurystheus, in recompense for the killing of his own children by Megara after he was driven insane by Hera, and therefore was the most dangerous and difficult.

The most important are those of the Cerberus, Lagrasta, Boccaforno and the Hoplite.

HMAS Cerberus now occupies most of Stony Point to the north and all of Sandy Point in the south.

But the tower itself speaks to Psyche and tells her the route that will allow her to enter the Underworld alive and return again, as well as telling her how to get past Cerberus ( by giving the three-headed dog a small cake ); how to avoid other dangers on the way there and back ; and most importantly, to eat nothing but coarse bread in the underworld, as eating anything else would trap her there forever.

Two forms are available in Dirge of Cerberus ; the Galian Beast ( which sees Vincent transform into a large creature with enhanced speed and strength for about 30 seconds ), and Chaos, Vincent's most powerful form, which is available only in the final stages of the game and is not optional.

Eurogamer found that Dirge of Cerberus was a " risky gamble " by Square Enix, as their first shooter, and he criticized the fact that most of the main characters in the game were either optional in Final Fantasy VII or had only small roles.

Victoria became the most powerful of all the colonial navies, with the ironclad HMVS Cerberus in service from 1870, as well as the steam-sail warship on loan from the Royal Navy, three small gunboats and five torpedo-boats.

Capturing Cerberus alive, without using weapons, was the final labour assigned to Hercules by Eurystheus, in recompense for the killing of his own children by Megara after he was driven insane by Hera, and therefore was the most dangerous and difficult.

The most famous hellhound is probably Cerberus from Greek mythology.

These eruptions apparently emanated from the flanks of Mount Cerberus ; the most recent flow appears to be less than a century old.