Cerberus
Also Kerberos [kur-ber-uhs] /ˈkɜr bər əs/ .Classical Mythology. a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance of the infernal regions.
a formidable and often surly keeper or guard.
Other words from Cerberus
- Cer·be·re·an [ser-beer-ee-uhn], /sərˈbɪər i ən/, Cer·ber·ic, adjective
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Beyond being able to track your phone on a map and trigger its speakers, Cerberus lets you take pictures from your phone’s camera and screenshots of its screen.
Cerberus, an anti-theft app for Android, offers a week of free use and then requires a subscription fee of 5 euros a year, which is around $6.
Thane is also a necessary casualty of the war who effectively and emotionally raises the stakes against Cerberus.
Every ‘Mass Effect’ squadmate, ranked from a storytelling perspective | Jhaan Elker | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostMiranda left Cerberus after “Mass Effect 2,” deciding that it’s more important to focus on her sister, Oriana, with the limited time the galaxy appears to have left.
Every ‘Mass Effect’ squadmate, ranked from a storytelling perspective | Jhaan Elker | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostMiranda is also necessary for getting players to sympathize with Cerberus, who up until “Mass Effect 2” was an antagonistic terrorist group.
Every ‘Mass Effect’ squadmate, ranked from a storytelling perspective | Jhaan Elker | June 4, 2021 | Washington Post
The Financial Times reported that CALSTRS had expressed concern with Cerberus about the investment.
Cerberus to Sell Stake in Gunmaker Freedom Group | Daniel Gross | December 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTCerberus claims that “as a firm, we are investors, not statesmen or policy makers.”
Cerberus to Sell Stake in Gunmaker Freedom Group | Daniel Gross | December 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn recent years, Cerberus has purposely become involved with companies that benefit from, and rely on, public policy.
Cerberus to Sell Stake in Gunmaker Freedom Group | Daniel Gross | December 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTCerberus is now going to have to dump Freedom Group at a fire-sale price.
Cerberus to Sell Stake in Gunmaker Freedom Group | Daniel Gross | December 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd this higher level of public debate is making Cerberus uncomfortable.
Cerberus to Sell Stake in Gunmaker Freedom Group | Daniel Gross | December 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWith the money a small quantity of pudding or cheese was put in for Cerberus, to propitiate him.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantThe last labour was to bring from the infernal regions the three-headed dog Cerberus.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantThey cost me many a dollar to send through the stage-door by the gouty Cerberus at the gate when Bella trod the boards.
The twelfth and last labor of Hercules was to bring from Hades the three-headed dog, Cerberus.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerI certainly felt somewhat uncomfortable in this situation, and I thought of Cerberus on the other side of the Styx ferry.
Wanderings in South America | Charles Waterton
British Dictionary definitions for Cerberus
/ (ˈsɜːbərəs) /
Greek myth a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance to Hades
a sop to Cerberus a bribe or something given to propitiate a potential source of danger or problems
Derived forms of Cerberus
- Cerberean (səˈbɪərɪən), adjective
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Cultural definitions for Cerberus
[ (sur-buh-ruhs) ]
In classical mythology, the three-headed dog who guarded the entrance to Hades.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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