Open AccessHomero y el perro de Hades (<i>Hiliada</i> VIII 368 y <i>Odisea</i> XI 623)
Author(s) -
H. Thiry
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
emérita/emerita
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.116
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1988-8384
pISSN - 0013-6662
DOI - 10.3989/emerita.1974.v42.i1.1001
Subject(s) - humanities , philosophy , chemistry
The dog of Hades, afterwards called Cerberus, is in Homer just a dog guardian of the house. It is neither a monstruous nor a deform dog, but has the same characteristics as regular watch dogs in Greek houses