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Orthrus

In Greek mythology, Orthrus (Ancient Greek: Ὄρθρος, Orthros) or Orthus (Ancient Greek: Ὄρθος, Orthos) was, according to the mythographer Apollodorus, a two-headed dog who guarded Geryon's cattle and was killed by Heracles. He was the offspring of the monsters Echidna and Typhon, and the brother of Cerberus, who was also a multi-headed guard dog.

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Mythology

HesiodSphinxNemean LionChimeraCeto
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SamosRed-figureEuphroniosVulciAttic
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Arthur Bernard CookHades
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Greek mythologyAncient GreekApollodorusGeryonHeracles
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Orthrus

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Edges32
Triples164
Avg. degree1.94
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related to References · 119
Orthrus → Ancient Religion, Apollodorus, Art, Artemis Verlag, Arthur Bernard, Artistic Sources, Bury, Cambridge, Cambridge MA, Cambridge University Press, Charles Augustus Maude, Clouds, Cook, Critical, Daniel, Dark Sky, Dew, Diane Arnson Svarlien, Dictionary, Dragon Myth
related to Mythology · 14
Orthrus → According, Apollodorus, Ceto, Chimera, Echidna, Erytheia, Eurytion, Geryon, Geryon's, Heracles, Hesiod, Mediterranean, Nemean Lion, Sphinx
related to Similarities with Cerberus · 13
Orthrus → According, And, Arthur Bernard Cook, Both, Cerberus, Echidna, Hades, Heracles, Hesiod, However, Orthrus Cerberus, The, Typhon
related to In art · 9
Orthrus → Depictions, Geryon, Geryon's, He, Heracles, It, Samos, Samos B2518, The
related to Name · 5
Orthrus → Apollodorus, For, Hesiod, His, Orthus
related to External links · 4
Orthrus → Kyon Orthros, Media, Wikimedia CommonsTheoi Project, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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cerberus university press isbn heracles one geryon art apollodorus heads cambridge greek dog hesiod according pindar two library harvard william

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Orthrusrelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Orthrusrelated to External linksMedia0.60section
Orthrusrelated to External linksWikimedia CommonsTheoi Project0.60section
Orthrusrelated to External linksKyon Orthros0.60section
Orthrusrelated to In artDepictions0.60section
Orthrusrelated to In artGeryon's0.60section
Orthrusrelated to In artHeracles0.60section
Orthrusrelated to In artHe0.60section
Orthrusrelated to In artThe0.60section
Orthrusrelated to In artSamos0.60section
Orthrusrelated to In artSamos B25180.60section
Orthrusrelated to In artIt0.60section

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