# Cerberus — Hudibras character guide

> Cerberus in Hudibras by Samuel Butler.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Proud Cerberus

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-canto-i

## Who they are

The three-headed dog of myth, referenced as a character in the narrative.

## In the story

### [Canto I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudibras_se/chapters/part-i-canto-i)

Used in a simile comparing Hudibras's polyglot gabble to Cerberus pronouncing a leash of languages at once.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudibras_se/chapters/endnotes)

Explained in a note as a three-headed dog from poetry, symbolizing past, present, and future.

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