They have a positive image in Roman culture. The Roman folktales depict wolves to be reflecting motherly instinct. However, the number of humans attacked by wolves is negligible. It is familiar from tales like Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs. In European folklore, wolves are treated as a threat to humans. The Mongols have a similar story with the blue-gray wolf as their ancestors. The howling of the wolf was considered a different order from Kali. Wolves were also considered the messengers of goddess Kali by Thuggee worshippers of Kali. Anyone who looked upon this dog would turn into stone.Īlso Read:- The Ultimate List of Greek Demigods and Their Powers Argos: The Faithful Hound – Greek Mythology Saliva from Cerberus dripped on the ground, producing the first poisonous plant. The last one of this was Cerberus captured by wrestling and dragging him away from Hades. Hercules was given 12 labors as punishment for terrible violence. Hermes, the herald of gods, did the same by using the water from Lethe, a river of forgetfulness.

Orpheus, a musician, put Cerberus to sleep by playing soothing music. However, there are stories of how some managed to leave.

Although many were allowed to enter Hades, but could never leave. It was the guard of the gates of the underworld, a faithful watchdog of Hades (God of the underworld). Sometimes believed to have more heads, as many as 50 or 100, and a tail similar to a snake.

Mythological fire dogs