Cerberus

three-headed dog that guards the underworld in Greek mythology
Thing hellhound Q83496
Cerberus
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Cerberus

Summary

Cerberus is a Hellhound[1]. Cerberus draws 2,248 Wikipedia views per month (hellhound category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cerberus's father was Typhon[3].
  • Cerberus's mother was Echidna[4].
  • Cerberus's image is recorded as Cerberus-Blake.jpeg[5].
  • Cerberus is recorded as male organism[6].
  • Cerberus's instance of is recorded as Hellhound[7].
  • Cerberus's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[8].
  • Cerberus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 187590159[9].
  • Cerberus's IdRef ID is recorded as 132404524[10].
  • Cerberus's part of is recorded as Greek mythology[11].
  • Cerberus's Commons category is recorded as Cerberus (mythology)[12].
  • Cerberus's said to be the same as is recorded as Garmr[13].
  • Cerberus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01yxk[14].
  • Cerberus's medical condition is recorded as polycephaly[15].
  • Cerberus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0016993[16].
  • Cerberus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Cerberus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • Cerberus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Cerberus's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[20].
  • Cerberus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[21].
  • Cerberus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Cerberus[22].
  • Cerberus's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 1856[23].
  • Cerberus's present in work is recorded as Hades[24].
  • Cerberus's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Κέρβερος'}[25].
  • Cerberus's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 57603[26].
  • Cerberus's different from is recorded as Cerbère[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Cerberus's father was Typhon[3]. Cerberus's mother was Echidna[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Cerberus include Kerberos[28], a computer network protocol[29]; Cerberus Capital Management[30], a business[31], in United States[32], founded in 1992[33], headquartered in New York City[34]; HMVS Cerberus[35], a shipwreck[36], in Australia[37]; Cerberus FTP Server[38], a software[39]; 1865 Cerberus[40], an asteroid[41]; Mount Young (Alaska)[42], a mountain[43]; and Cerberus Peak[44].

Why It Matters

Cerberus draws 2,248 Wikipedia views per month (hellhound category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] Cerberus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Cerberus is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for Cerberus include Kerberos[28], a computer network protocol[29]; Cerberus Capital Management[30], a business[31], in United States[32], founded in 1992[33], headquartered in New York City[34]; HMVS Cerberus[35], a shipwreck[36], in Australia[37]; Cerberus FTP Server[38], a software[39]; 1865 Cerberus[40], an asteroid[41]; and Mount Young (Alaska)[42], a mountain[43].

FAQs

Who were Cerberus's parents?

Cerberus's father was Typhon[3]. Cerberus's mother was Echidna[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Q45199277. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Q45199277. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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