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Published: 2009-06-28 22:55:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 20426; Favourites: 433; Downloads: 0
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Description Okay, I've been looking at other people's art and view on what Cerberus looks like and almost all the drawing are either way off or overly cute, which drives me nuts, cause not only is he my most favorite Greek mythological beast, but he's Cerberus, the terrifying, bone crushing, guardian of the underworld who made sure the dead entered the underworld and never escaped and the living couldn't get in, not some adorable puppy! And that's just one of my own pet peeves, seeing monsters that are supposed to be scary and bad-ass turned into such cute things it makes you want to vomit. I mean, he was so terrifying that just one look of him would cause you to turn to stone or die. Another thing people get wrong is he wasn't just some three headed dog, He's was described to have anywhere to have 1 to even 50 heads, he had a mane of snakes, and he had a serpent for a tail. I mean, the three head version of him is cool, but it just gets old, it's not how the stories of mythology describes him, and it's way overused. So I did my take on my favorite hell hound, I tried going by as close to the stories and descriptions say about him as possible. It took forever to do all the snakes, but it was well worth it. And don't get me wrong, I thinks there's TONS of great Cerberus drawings out there, and I'm not saying my version is totally right and I don't like all the others, I'm just speaking my mind is all.
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Comments: 109

Tmonink [2017-11-22 23:17:13 +0000 UTC]

This is great considering Medusa is said to have been Cerberus mother . Awesome job

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Dragonjek [2015-05-24 18:23:40 +0000 UTC]

An excellent take on one of the best creatures of myth!

I do wonder about the head thing, though.Β  I've heard him described as having only one head before, but I've never heard of more than 3.

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AmrasFelagund [2014-08-21 00:41:37 +0000 UTC]

This is probably the best version of Cerberus that I have ever seen! He definitely has way more than three heads with all of those snakes!

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Crimson-Wolf2323 [2014-07-30 22:14:24 +0000 UTC]

very nice not to often that i get to see the snake manesΒ 

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Keinos [2014-01-17 18:48:40 +0000 UTC]

Good job... but... Where're the beards ? Cerberus must have beards on each head !! Where are their goddamn beards !!


Seriously, that's the most accurate picture of him I ever saw, I love it.

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PsychoSabertooth [2013-08-01 00:32:54 +0000 UTC]

Well it certainly is good to see a Cerberus with the snakeΒ  mane and the snake tail. My favorite version

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john-hodgson [2013-07-28 22:13:46 +0000 UTC]

amen to that brother

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Silkkat [2013-02-17 12:12:27 +0000 UTC]

creepy

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dragonmaximus [2012-11-10 17:43:44 +0000 UTC]

sublime

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SJStansbury [2012-06-08 04:03:45 +0000 UTC]

Wow it's like a cross between cerberus and medusa! Awesome!

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to SJStansbury [2012-06-09 04:51:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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FelFeyn [2011-11-15 01:11:34 +0000 UTC]

I'm lovin' this! I do agree with your point on all the cerberus pics out there, but I enjoy the cute ones sometimes too XD He also reminds me of Alucard the way you drew him! -Kuro

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to FelFeyn [2011-11-15 05:37:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

You're right, he is sort of Alucard-like.

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FelFeyn In reply to TheDragonofDoom [2011-11-16 10:33:16 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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masonday [2011-10-28 22:01:11 +0000 UTC]

COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to masonday [2011-10-29 07:20:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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jmgardecki [2011-04-02 02:10:24 +0000 UTC]

Like your incorporation of snakes all over his body to make him look alot more intimidating

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to jmgardecki [2011-04-02 05:56:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Shadowsevilfish [2010-09-22 20:52:27 +0000 UTC]

He's so cute!!! I luv him. XD

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to Shadowsevilfish [2010-09-23 04:18:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Lord-Sithis [2010-08-17 08:12:31 +0000 UTC]

So cool O.o
I'm writing a chapter for a story, and i've introduced....well I can't say it's cerberus himself, but something based off him. And i'm trying to find images that could possible help me draw him.....

I can't help but stare at this, this is almost what I wanted him to look like. With the scale and fur mix.

Awesome work....anyway I was wondering if i could use this as a reference for people?

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to Lord-Sithis [2010-08-17 23:13:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you and sure! As long as you give me credit for my drawing.

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Lord-Sithis In reply to TheDragonofDoom [2010-08-19 11:39:26 +0000 UTC]

OMG thank you!! It saves me the trouble of trying to draw him myself. thank you, thank you.

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to Lord-Sithis [2010-08-20 22:53:08 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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FatalSyndrome [2010-02-28 05:13:44 +0000 UTC]

Holy fucking shit. I've been meaning to draw cerberus but this is probably the most unique portrayal of it I've seen.

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to FatalSyndrome [2010-02-28 06:57:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much! Oh, I'd like to see your interpretation of Cerberus!!!

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Astral-Space-Dragon [2010-01-22 21:20:40 +0000 UTC]

This an amazing pic. I am doing a research project and my topic is the underworld and my teacher wants some pics, is it okay for me to use this for my project?

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to Astral-Space-Dragon [2010-01-23 05:55:45 +0000 UTC]

Sure! Just as long as you give me credit for the drawing if anyone asks.

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Astral-Space-Dragon In reply to TheDragonofDoom [2010-01-28 00:33:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks and I will for sure give you credit.

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to Astral-Space-Dragon [2010-01-29 06:20:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Astral-Space-Dragon In reply to TheDragonofDoom [2010-01-30 00:01:24 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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Astral-Space-Dragon [2010-01-22 21:20:31 +0000 UTC]

This an amazing pic. I am doing a research project and my topic is the underworld and my teacher wants some pics, is it okay for me to use this for my project?

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Wolf-In-Human-Flesh [2009-09-15 02:28:40 +0000 UTC]

AMAZING PIC

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to Wolf-In-Human-Flesh [2009-09-15 04:20:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Wolf-In-Human-Flesh In reply to TheDragonofDoom [2009-09-15 04:35:45 +0000 UTC]

np and ur right, they dont have alot of pics that actually live up to Cerberus' legendary status

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to Wolf-In-Human-Flesh [2009-09-15 04:52:49 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that!

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Wolf-In-Human-Flesh In reply to TheDragonofDoom [2009-09-15 05:00:12 +0000 UTC]

lol same

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p8nternecromorf [2009-07-23 15:20:27 +0000 UTC]

SWEET!!

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to p8nternecromorf [2009-07-23 17:05:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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p8nternecromorf In reply to TheDragonofDoom [2009-07-23 17:07:08 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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fr00tsnak [2009-07-23 14:48:57 +0000 UTC]

Sweet!
I never knew the part about the snakes...
But I know what you mean when people ruin myths...
Like Twilight!
In that the werewolves can turn into wolves whenever they like, and Edward doesn't die in sunlight...

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to fr00tsnak [2009-07-23 17:06:58 +0000 UTC]

Seriously.

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Xela-VIII [2009-07-04 05:21:18 +0000 UTC]

Oh man this is so cool!!! I remember doing some reaserch of Cerberus a while ago and it said that he had a twin 2 headed brother named Orthous (I think that's how it's spelled) and their older half-brother Fenrir who was a black wolf. It also said that the twins were brothers to the Hydra and many other Mythological Greek creatures

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to Xela-VIII [2009-07-04 17:34:26 +0000 UTC]

I think the first and last are true, but I'm not so sure about Fenrir, Fenrir was a son of Loki in Norse mythology. He was a aggressive wolf with a huge bite, he was the brother of Jormungand and Hel.

Thanks!

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Xela-VIII In reply to TheDragonofDoom [2009-07-04 23:03:09 +0000 UTC]

haha, well, I'm just saying what remember reading is all

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bcht [2009-07-01 17:49:19 +0000 UTC]

holy crap, he looks like he's either going to kill you or let his hair (snakes for a mane, doesn't that mean they are hair?) kill you. good job on the fur and scales, they look really good. I love how the tail snake seems to have a tiny horn, though I'm not sure if there really is one. over all it is great. my one problem is that since he has so much weight on his upper body because of all the heads shouldn't the front legs be further up or a lot thicker to support that weight?

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to bcht [2009-07-02 18:48:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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bcht In reply to TheDragonofDoom [2009-07-02 20:53:21 +0000 UTC]

I think you are the best mythological creature drawer I have seen. keep up the awesome works, and keep being awesome

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TheDragonofDoom In reply to bcht [2009-07-02 23:54:46 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you, that means a lot to me.

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bcht In reply to TheDragonofDoom [2009-07-03 20:28:59 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome.

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