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سربروس
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thumb|right|Heracles, wearing his characteristic lion-skin, club in right hand, leash in left, presenting a three-headed Cerberus, snakes coiling from his snouts, necks and front paws, to a frightened [[Eurystheus hiding in a giant pot. Caeretan hydria (c. 530 BC) from Caere (Louvre E701)]]
Cerberus is a three-headed monster dog from ancient Greek mythology, depicted with snakes coiling from its heads, necks, and front paws. According to the mythological tradition preserved in ancient Greek art, the hero Heracles captured Cerberus as one of his famous labors, as shown in this ancient Greek vase painting from around 530 BC.
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