hellhound

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Cerberus, the guard of the underworld, is featured with Hercules, a reference to the heroic demigod’s 12th and final labor which involved capturing the hellhound.

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023

Temperatures on the continent soared past 40C, with forecasters calling on Greek Mythology to coin one heatwave Cerberus, a three-headed hellhound that guards the gates of the underworld.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023

In Aduba’s hilarious and scalding performance, Clyde, wearing a succession of skintight don’t-mess-with-me outfits by Jennifer Moeller, is a shape-shifting hellhound, all but breathing fire.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021

Plugged into a high-wattage amplifier, it produces the sound of the mythical hellhound on proto-bluesman Robert Johnson's trail.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2011

Demigods and monsters alike turned and gawked as Percy bounded forward on his hellhound.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan