Cerberus, the dog of Hades: The history of an idea
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Maurice Bloomfield was an American philologist and Sanskrit scholar. Cerberus, The Dog of Hades discusses Cerberus in Greek and Roman literature, Cerberus in classical art, Veda, the two dogs of Yama, the two dogs of heaven, Cerberi in Norse and Persian myths, and other topics. In Greek and Roman mythology Cerberus is a multi-headed hound (usually three-headed, who guards the gates of Hades to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.
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- Explanation of Frontispiece
- Cerberus, The Dog of Hades
- The History of an Idea
- MAURICE BLOOMFIELD
- CHICAGO The Open Court Publishing Company LONDON
- To the Memory of F. Max Müller
- CERBERUS, THE DOG OF HADES
- CERBERUS IN CLASSIC ART.
- CERBERUS IN ROMAN AND MODERN LITERATURE.
- CLASSICAL EXPLANATIONS OF CERBERUS.
- A MODERN VIEW.
- FUTURE LIFE IN THE VEDA.
- THE TWO DOGS OF YAMA.
- THE TWO DOGS IN HEAVEN.
- THE TWO DOGS OF YAMA EXPLAIN THEMSELVES.
- SUN AND MOON AS STATIONS ON THE WAY TO SALVATION.
- ANALYSIS OF THE MYTH.
- THE CERBERI IN THE NORSE MYTH.
- CERBERUS IN THE PERSIAN AVESTA.
- THE TERM "FOUR-EYED."
- THE DUAL ÇABALĀU.
- IS ÇABALAS = Κέρβερος?
- OTHER DOGS OF HELL.
- MAX MÜLLER'S CERBERUS.
- CERBERUS AND COMPARATIVE MYTHOLOGY.
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