About Ceberus
Even though he is a deadly monster, he is not seen as evil...
...but as a protector
Cerberus
Ce'rberus (or Kerberos) was the gigantic hound which guarded the gates of Hades (the gates of hell). He was posted to allow the dead to enter, and to prevent ghosts of the dead from leaving the Underworld.[1]
While not a god, Cerberus has enjoyed his own kind of immortality. His depiction has been fairly consistent from Roman times on: with lion's claws, a mane of snakes, a serpent's tail, and three heads.
The three heads represent the past, the present, and the future.[2]
In all depictions, Cerberus represents a protector. Even though he is a dangerous and potentially deadly monster, he is not seen as evil. By and large, he has come to be seen as the ultimate guard dog.[3]
[1] Smith, W. (Ed.). (1849). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company.
[2][3] Tracy, K. (2011). Cerberus. Hockessin: Mitchell Lane Publishers.
SV Cerberus
The shooting (sports) association SV Cerberus, located in Leeuwarden, the capital city of Fryslân and Cultural Capital of Europe in 2018, was founded in the autumn of 2015 by three colleagues who share(d) the same passion.
The Name Cerberus
The name 'Cerberus' is a Latinised version of the Greek Kerberos (pronounced as Kerveros, Κέρβερος), which could be related to the Sanskrit word Sharvara, used as an epithet of one of the dogs of Yama, from a Proto-Indo-European word Ќerberos, meaning 'variegated' or 'spotted'.