Cerberus and the Underworld

Cerberus and the Underworld

By Lisa FaheyBy Lisa Fahey

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A Brief Description of an Ugly PuppyA Brief Description of an Ugly Puppy

Three headed dog Servant of Hades Guardian of the underworld Child of Typhon (a giant) and Echidna (half

woman, half snake So terrible that anyone who looked upon him

turned to stone Allowed new spirits to enter the underworld,

but did not allow anyone to leave or any living being to enter

Originally had 50 or 100 heads

Three headed dog Servant of Hades Guardian of the underworld Child of Typhon (a giant) and Echidna (half

woman, half snake So terrible that anyone who looked upon him

turned to stone Allowed new spirits to enter the underworld,

but did not allow anyone to leave or any living being to enter

Originally had 50 or 100 heads

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Cerberus DefeatedCerberus Defeated

Orpheus and his lyre Heracles by bringing him to the living world Aeneas and Psyche (honey cake)

Orpheus and his lyre Heracles by bringing him to the living world Aeneas and Psyche (honey cake)

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The UnderworldThe Underworld

Refers to Greek mythological land of the dead

Ruled by Hades and his wife Persephone

Five rivers: Acheron (sorrow), Cocytus (lamentation), Phlegethon (fire), Lethe (forgetfulness), and Styx (hate)

Refers to Greek mythological land of the dead

Ruled by Hades and his wife Persephone

Five rivers: Acheron (sorrow), Cocytus (lamentation), Phlegethon (fire), Lethe (forgetfulness), and Styx (hate)

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References in the BookReferences in the Book

“Cerberus, lips drawn back in a grin of fangs, one more head to strike terror in the hearts of the condemned” (p 26)

“I have heard dogs howl at the moon many times since, but their cries were pitiful baying compared to the wailing of the wind that night. It was though the gates of hell had opened and Cerberus himself, that three-headed monster, along with his minions, had been sent to devour us. Nothing was more terrible and frightening than that infernal howling” (p 108)

“Cerberus, lips drawn back in a grin of fangs, one more head to strike terror in the hearts of the condemned” (p 26)

“I have heard dogs howl at the moon many times since, but their cries were pitiful baying compared to the wailing of the wind that night. It was though the gates of hell had opened and Cerberus himself, that three-headed monster, along with his minions, had been sent to devour us. Nothing was more terrible and frightening than that infernal howling” (p 108)

The Ultimate QuestionThe Ultimate Question

When so much of her narrative is focused towards The Tempest and other Shakespearean literature, why does Nunez choose to integrate various references to the underworld?

When so much of her narrative is focused towards The Tempest and other Shakespearean literature, why does Nunez choose to integrate various references to the underworld?