希腊神话中的地狱犬

Nerk Pirtz 04-08-2023
Nerk Pirtz

希腊神话中的地狱犬

刻耳柏洛斯是希腊神话中最容易辨认的生物之一,因为刻耳柏洛斯是三头犬,也被称为哈迪斯的猎犬。

梦幻贝鲁斯

与希腊神话中大多数重要的怪兽一样,地狱犬被认为是希腊神话中两个蛇形怪兽 Typhon 和 Echidna 的后代。

因此,刻耳柏洛斯与勒拿河九头蛇、奇美拉和另一只怪狗奥特鲁斯是兄弟。

三棵大树

地狱犬最明显的特征是一个身体上长着三个狗头,但地狱犬还长着蛇的鬃毛、蛇的尾巴和狮子的爪子,是真正致命的野兽。

罗马作家奥维德(Ovid)说,地狱犬头部的口水也是埃里涅斯(Erinyes)和女巫美狄亚(Medea)毒药中的一种强效成分。

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据说地狱犬在冥界的叫声也会导致冥界入口附近的耕地无人耕种,因为农民会被怪狗的叫声吓跑。

地狱犬 - 威廉-布莱克(1757-1827 年) PD-art-100

地狱犬在冥界

地狱犬的家是 地下世界 这意味着地狱犬负责守卫地狱之门,防止不速之客闯入,它还负责在阿克伦河岸巡逻,防止亡灵逃脱。

现在,地狱犬成功地阻止了死者的逃脱,但希腊神话中也有许多凡人成功进入冥府的故事,忒修斯、皮里修斯和奥菲斯等人都通过了冥府猎犬的考验。

赫拉克勒斯的第十二次劳动

Typhon 和 Echidna 的后代通常以与希腊英雄的交锋而闻名,英雄们取得了胜利,而怪兽的孩子们通常会死去。 地狱犬最著名的一次交锋是与希腊最伟大的英雄赫拉克勒斯的交锋。

See_also: 希腊神话中的恩底弥翁

赫拉克勒斯当时正为欧律斯透斯国王服役,提林斯王给他安排了一系列不可能完成的任务。 赫拉克勒斯要完成第十二项,也是最后一项任务,那就是把地狱犬从冥府带回来。

地狱犬与赫拉克勒斯

大无畏的赫拉克勒斯下到冥界,强迫卡戎用小船把他送过阿克伦河。 但赫拉克勒斯并没有直接去抓地狱犬,而是冒着强大的冥神的怒火,来到冥神的宫殿,在那里与冥神交谈。 阴间 和他的妻子珀尔塞福涅。

赫拉克勒斯请求将地狱犬赶出冥界,哈迪斯同意了,只要在此过程中不伤害他的猎犬,并在任务完成后允许他返回。

赫拉克勒斯与地狱犬 - 彼得-保罗-鲁本斯(1577-1640 年) -PD-art-100
赫拉克勒斯开始了制服地狱犬的任务,他把武器放在一边,与哈迪斯的猎犬搏斗。 赫拉克勒斯扼住了地狱犬的喉咙,最终这只可怕的猎犬服从了半神的意志。 赫拉克勒斯与地狱犬 - 弗朗西斯科-德-苏尔巴兰(1598-1664 年) - PD-art-100

刻耳柏洛斯被夺走又归还

赫拉克勒斯将地狱犬摔得服服帖帖,然后将这只三头犬从特纳罗斯的入口拖出冥界。 随后,赫拉克勒斯带领地狱犬穿过希腊,来到欧律斯透斯国王的宫廷,所有看到哈迪斯猎犬的人都被吓得魂飞魄散。

赫拉克勒斯将地狱犬送回冥界,从那里,这只怪狗将再次看守亡灵。

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