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In Greek mythology, Orthrus (Ancient Greek: Ὄρθρος, Orthros) or Orthus (Ancient Greek: Ὄρθος, Orthos) was, according to the mythographer Apollodorus, a two-headed dog who guarded Geryon's cattle and was killed by Heracles. [1]
Orthrus is a genus of Southeast Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. [2] The name is derived from a two-headed dog in Greek mythology . [ 3 ]
Orthrus: a two-headed dog, brother of Cerberus, slain by Heracles. Nymph; Odontotyrannos: a beast with a black, horse-like head, with three horns protruding from its forehead, and exceeded the size of an elephant. Ophiotaurus (Bull-Serpent): a creature part bull and part serpent. Ouroboros: an immortal self-eating, circular being. The being is ...
Orthros (Greek: ὄρθρος, meaning "early dawn" or "daybreak") or útrenya (Slavonic ѹ́тренѧ) in the Byzantine Rite of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches, is the last of the four night offices (church services), the other three being vespers, compline, and midnight office. [1]
A two-headed dog in Greek mythology, also known as Orthrus; See also. Orthros, the matins service in Eastern Christianity This page was last edited on 15 ...
A duke who works for Orthrus. When Masayuki discovers his plot, he stabs Count Braver and tries to frame him for Braver's murder, which would've worked if Masayuki's party members hadn't interfered and healed Braver. He and Braver were arrested and Orthrus's operations was brought to an end. Braver A count who has connections to Orthrus.
"Chimera of Arezzo": an Etruscan bronze. According to Hesiod, the Chimera's mother was a certain ambiguous "she", which may refer to Echidna, in which case the father would presumably be Typhon, though possibly (unlikely) the Hydra or even Ceto was meant instead. [4]
Echidna's family tree varies by author. [4] The oldest genealogy relating to Echidna, Hesiod's Theogony (c. 8th – 7th century BC), is unclear on several points. According to Hesiod, Echidna was born to a "she" who was probably meant by Hesiod to be the sea goddess Ceto, making Echidna's likely father the sea god Phorcys; however the "she" might instead refer to the Oceanid Callirhoe, which ...