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"Heracles and Cerberus" — Gayley, 1893

Heracles

"Heracles and Cerberus" — Gayley, 1893

"Hercules descended into Hades, accompanied by Mercury and Minerva. He obtained permission from Pluto to carry Cerberus to the upper air provided he could do it without the use of weapons; and in spite of the monster's struggling, he seized him, held him fast, and carried him to Eurystheus, and afterward brought him back again." —Bulfinch, 1897

Hercules and Cerberus

"Hercules descended into Hades, accompanied by Mercury and Minerva. He obtained permission from Pluto…

In Roman mythology, Pluto was the god of the dead. Cerberus was his dog who guard the underworld.

Pluto and Cerberus

In Roman mythology, Pluto was the god of the dead. Cerberus was his dog who guard the underworld.