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Hellhound

The three-headed guard dog of the gates of Hell, the Hellhound is related to the Roman dog Cerberus who stood at the entrance to Hades.

The dog's heads are a parody of the Holy Trinity.

The Hellhound accompanies the Devil on his night hunts.

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from 'the Devil, a visual guide to the demonic, evil, scurrilous and bad'. Chronicle Books, San Francisco, isbn 0-8118-1176X (see Sources)
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