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Last labour guys! We did it, all the labours are completed!

As his last labour Hercules was sent by king Eurystheus to complete one last task: to capture Cerberus, the fearsome three-headed dog of Hades!

According to the myth Hercules was helped by Athena and Hermes along the way, then he entered Cerberus' lair, which was also the entrance to the Underworld.

Once inside, the hero met Hades who told him that he could take Cerberus on one condition: he would've had to conquer its rage without using any sort of weapon.

Some versions of the myth say that he strangled the dog by wrapping the Nemean lion's flesh around its neck.

Since that seemed too gruesome to draw I simply decided to make Hercules overcome Cerberus' fury by using a big steak (and it's more funny, too). Took some liberty there.

Once the Hero returned to Eurystheus with the dog he was finally recognised by both gods and mortals to be the biggest hero of all Greece! It was about time!

I wanted to pick an existing dog race, to depict cerberus, even though it is a fantasy creature. During my research, I stumbled upon a particular race that was often used in ancient Greece. I found out about these big dogs called "Molossus" who were very famous for their strength and size; they were used to throw the enemies off their horses, after all. ô_ô

They were similar to Neapolitan Mastiffs or to Corso dogs, so this is the look I gave Cerberus, in the end.

Hope you like this oversized puppy!

Now, let's give Hercules some time to rest, he deserved it. XD

I've put the Watermark because I want to mantain the exclusive right on this artwork. If I get the chance, I'd really like to publish it and the other 11 in a book.

Check out the previous labours:

Description

Last labour guys! We did it, all the labours are completed!

As his last labour Hercules was sent by king Eurystheus to complete one last task: to capture Cerberus, the fearsome three-headed dog of Hades!

According to the myth Hercules was helped by Athena and Hermes along the way, then he entered Cerberus' lair, which was also the entrance to the Underworld.

Once inside, the hero met Hades who told him that he could take Cerberus on one condition: he would've had to conquer its rage without using any sort of weapon.

Some versions of the myth say that he strangled the dog by wrapping the Nemean lion's flesh around its neck.

Since that seemed too gruesome to draw I simply decided to make Hercules overcome Cerberus' fury by using a big steak (and it's more funny, too). Took some liberty there.

Once the Hero returned to Eurystheus with the dog he was finally recognised by both gods and mortals to be the biggest hero of all Greece! It was about time!

I wanted to pick an existing dog race, to depict cerberus, even though it is a fantasy creature. During my research, I stumbled upon a particular race that was often used in ancient Greece. I found out about these big dogs called "Molossus" who were very famous for their strength and size; they were used to throw the enemies off their horses, after all. ô_ô

They were similar to Neapolitan Mastiffs or to Corso dogs, so this is the look I gave Cerberus, in the end.

Hope you like this oversized puppy!

Now, let's give Hercules some time to rest, he deserved it. XD

I've put the Watermark because I want to mantain the exclusive right on this artwork. If I get the chance, I'd really like to publish it and the other 11 in a book.

Check out the previous labours: