Cerberus (n.)
['sairberus] three-headed dog guarding the entrance to the Underworld, originally 50-headed; charmed to sleep by Orpheus during his quest to rescue Euridice
2H4 II.iv.163[Pistol to all, of worn-out horses] damn them with King Cerberus
LLL V.ii.585[Holofernes to all, presenting Hercules] Whose club killed Cerberus, that three-headed canus
TC II.i.32[Thersites to Ajax] thou art as full of envy at his greatness as Cerberus is at Proserpina's beauty
Tit II.iv.51[Marcus to Lavinia] Cerberus at the Thracian poet's feet
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