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👤 Orthos (dog)

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  • Information
    Geryon's two-headed guard dog
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336230
    Gender
    Male
    Animal belonging to
    👤 Geryon
    Appearance and powers
    Has monstrous form
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Son of
    👤 Echidna monstrous serpent👤 Typhon son of Ge
    Father of
    👤 Sphinx monster that terrorises Thebes👤 the Nemean Lion invulnerable lion
    Has children with
    👤 the Chimaira fire-breathing monster👤 Echidna monstrous serpent
    Dies at
    🌍 Mount Abas (Iberia) unlocatable mountain near Erytheia🌍 Erytheia (unlocatable) unlocatable location, kingdom of Geryon, sometimes identified on the Atlantic coast of Spain🌍 Tricarenia (rationalized) 'Three-headed', a rationalized toponym invented by Palaiphatos to explain the three-headed reputation of Geryon and Cerberos and located by him in the area of the Black Sea
    Killed by
    👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🏺 the Club of Heracles weapon of Heracles
    Related entities
    👤 Echidna monstrous serpent👤 Typhon son of Ge👤 Eurytion (herdsman) herdsman of Geryon👤 Geryon son of Chrysaor👥 the Cattle of Geryon stolen by Heracles🌍 Erytheia (unlocatable) unlocatable location, kingdom of Geryon, sometimes identified on the Atlantic coast of Spain👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🏺 the Club of Heracles weapon of Heracles🌍 Mount Abas (Iberia) unlocatable mountain near Erytheia👤 Menoites (cattle-herder) herder of Hades' cattle🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable) river encircling the world👤 Cerberos (dog) three-headed guardian dog of the underworld👤 the Hydra killed by Heracles👤 the Chimaira fire-breathing monster👤 the Nemean Lion invulnerable lion👤 Sphinx monster that terrorises Thebes🌍 Tricarenia (rationalized) 'Three-headed', a rationalized toponym invented by Palaiphatos to explain the three-headed reputation of Geryon and Cerberos and located by him in the area of the Black Sea
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.10📖 Hesiod, Theogony 287-305📖 Hesiod, Theogony 306-332📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 39📖 Pindar, Isthmian 1 1-40
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHesiod, TheogonyPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesPindar, Isthmian 1
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