The three-headed dog Cerberus guarding the gates of Hades is still not as scary as this monster

The three-headed dog monster Cerberus in Greek mythology is described as the "pet" of the god of the underworld, Hades. The reason Cerberus has 3 heads is because each head represents the past, present and future.

The three-headed dog Cerberus also terrifies people with its scary snake tail.

The three-headed dog Cerberus's mission is to guard the gates of hell in Tanaerum. This mythical creature will prevent those who intend to escape from hell by swimming across the River Styx. However, in some cases, Cerberus fails to fulfill his duty of guarding the gates of hell.

The reason is because thanks to the guidance of the gods or being lured with fresh meat, some mortals can deceive Cerberus to be able to enter and exit the underworld easily. Even though he had to guard the gates of hell, Cerberus still wished to have a human head.

The three-headed dog Cerberus also became a challenge for the hero Hercules. Specifically, according to legend, Hercules was allowed by the god Hades to take the three-headed dog Cerberus back to earth, but could only fight with his bare hands. For Hercules, this challenge was not difficult as this semi-god hero could easily conquer this beast.

However, among the scary monsters "under" Hades, in addition to Cerberus, there are many other scary monsters that serve this god who guards the underworld.

Lucifer

Lucifer is the name of the first child created by God and is the archangel with the most powerful power. However, Lucifer later betrayed his faith because he did not want to serve humans, summoning all the rebel angels to support him (later called fallen angels, accounting for about 1 /3 of the total number of angels in Heaven) and started a war in Heaven.

Lucifer is one of the four kings of Hell, associated with the East, "lord of the winds", "bringer of light", wisdom and enlightenment.

Lucifer is associated with the sin of pride, because because of his own pride he fell from God's grace.

Typhon

Typhon is a monster in Greek mythology. Typhon is said to be a large creature with the strangest shape ever known: a human body with hundreds of different snake tails and fire shining from its eyes, making any creature stunned. terrified to see.

Typhon plots to overthrow Zeus to become King of gods and men. After battles on a cosmic scale, Zeus used thunder to crush Typhon under the Etna volcano, from which he was imprisoned forever but continued to spit fire with the desire for revenge.

Dubbed the "Father of Monsters", Typhon is said to be the cause of earthquakes and volcanoes in retaliation against Zeus.

Owlman

Owlman is one of the most mysterious creatures in the world, with a strange appearance and abilities, once spreading fear in Cornwall, England.

According to witnesses' descriptions, the Owl Man monster has dark gray fur covering its entire body, is about 2 meters tall with long claws and is shaped like a standing man.

People were terrified as they watched this creature crawl on the bell tower and fly away into the dense forest. Police opened an investigation but found no sign of this creature.

Although there are many anecdotes, the mystery of the owl man remains unsolved and some believe that it is only a product of imagination. Maybe at certain times of the day when the viewing angle is limited, the owl man is actually just a fairly large owl.

However, nothing is certain about this phenomenon. Is the Owlman still a real creature or only exists in the thoughts of weak-minded people?

It can be said that, in addition to the scary monsters mentioned above, Greek Mythology does not lack strange stories.

The story of the centaurs

Centaurs are actually very famous creatures in Greek mythology. But surely very few people know the rather strange story about the origin of this species.

It all started when Ares's descendant, King Ixion of the Lapiths, committed the crime of murdering his father-in-law. He was chased away by the people and fell into insanity. Out of pity for Ixion's situation, Zeus invited this king to Mount Olympus as a guest and entertained him very generously.

But as soon as he saw the goddess Hera, Ixion developed a desire for her. Of course, this did not go unnoticed by Zeus. But the King of Olympus still believed that Ixion would appreciate the kindness of being treated generously and would never betray him. So, to test Ixion's heart, Zeus used a cloud to create a fake Hera and placed it next to Ixion while he was sleeping in the field.

However, Ixion did not bother to think about Zeus' kindness and made love to fake Hera. Zeus watched from beginning to end and became angry. Immediately, the god tied Ixion to a burning star that circled Olympus and cursed Ixion to suffer this punishment forever.

False Hera, also known as Nephele, had a child with Ixion, named Centaurus. The baby was deformed, lived alone and shunned humans. It wandered to Mount Pelion and mated with the Magnesian mares residing there, then gave birth to centaurs who were half human and half horse.

Hera and the "purity" restoration bath

This quirky story says that every year, the goddess Hera would go to the Kanathos spring in Nauplia to soak in a lovely relaxing bath. The special thing is that when bathing in the tub, the goddess will restore her "purity". This means that Hera was forever a virgin, even when married to Zeus.

According to Jennifer Larson in the book Greek Nymphs: Myth, Cult, Lore, this story became the origin of the custom of bathing statues of Hera in spring water in some parts of Greece, often before major social events. in ancient times with the meaning of showing their respect for the goddess.

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