Chapter Two - Cerberus

Cerberus was a three-headed dog that guarded the Underworld.  When a person died, he would let them in, but never let them out.
Only two people have ever left the Underworld.  The first was Heracles.  He was to take Cerberus to the surface world as one of his 12 labors.  The second was Orpheus.  Orpheus played Cerberus a beautiful song on his lyre, causing the great beast to fall asleep on his quest to rescue Eurydice.

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