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Bibliography: Encyclopedic Sources: Wikipedia gives an article on the last labor of Hercules. This gives information about the 12th labor as well as the etymology of the name "Cerberus" or "Kerberos" from the Greek, " Κέρβερος". Encyclopedia Britannica gives the basic story of Hercules' 12th labor. Apollodorus wrote about Hercules' labors. This cite summarizes his version of Hercules' 12th labor. The original Latin can be found at the bottom of this page. Encyclopedia Mythica gives a summary of the 12th labor. It gives links for proper nouns which lead to articles about each. Sources of Pictures: Perseus Project presents an ancient Greek coin with a picture of Serapis (a Hellenistic-Egyptian god) with Cerberus at his feet. Perseus Project presents an ancient plate depicting Hercules and Cerberus. Perseus Project presents an ancient vase painting of Hercules leading Cerberus on a leash, most likely going back to Eurystheus to show he has completed his final labor. Perseus Project presents a vase painting of Hercules and Cerberus: [] Perseus Project presents a vase painting of Hercules leading Cerberus on a chain leash. He has the club in his left hand. [] (shoulder scene analysis) Perseus Project presents a cup which an engraved depiction of Hercules leading Cerberus out of the underworld. [] (side B) Scholarly Sources: Theoi offers a biography of the Greek author, Apollodorus, who wrote The Library. This has significance because Apollodorus's Library 2.5.12 is the story of Hercules' first labor. Theoi gives a biography of Cerberus which includes an encyclopedia article. Theoi is a reliable site for information pertaining to Greek and Roman mythology. Perseus Project presents a web page dedicated to Hercules' 12th labor, capturing Cerberus. It gives a detailed summary of his story and images from ancient vases. The Latin Library gives a biography of Perseus, Hercules, Argonauts and Ulysses. It gives the Latin translation of Hercules' labors and their background stories. It also gives what happened after. Primary Sources: Apollodorus gives his version of the 12th labor of Hercules in original Greek, which begins at footnote 60 on the site. Hesiod wrote "Theogony" which makes a reference to Cerberus. In line 310, Hesiod depicts Cerberus as a dog with 50 heads that eats raw flesh. Arisophanes writes "Knights" which is a script in original Greek. Cerberus is referenced in line 1030 when he warns Demos to beware of Cerberus who enslaves free men. Isocrates writes "Helen" and section 24 explains how Hercules was ordered by Eurystheus to do 12 labors including fetching Cerberus from the underworld.
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 * "Cerberus." Encyclopedia Mythica: Mythology, Folklore, and Religion. Web. 19 Dec. 2010. .
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Classical E-Text: APOLLODORUS, THE LIBRARY 2." THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY, Exploring Mythology & the Greek Gods in Classical Literature & Art. Web. 19 Dec. 2010. <http://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus2.html>.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"CERBERUS : Three-headed Guard Dog of Hades, Labor Heracles ; Greek Mythology ; Pictures : KERBEROS." THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY, Exploring Mythology & the Greek Gods in Classical Literature & Art. Web. 19 Dec. 2010. <http://www.theoi.com/Ther/KuonKerberos.html>.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Hercules' Twelfth Labor: Cerberus." Perseus Digital Library. Web. 15 Dec. 2010. <http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/cerberus.html>.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Ritchie's Fabulae Faciles." The Latin Library. Web. 13 Dec. 2010. <[]>.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Apollodorus, Library, Book 2, Chapter 5." Perseus Digital Library. Web. 20 Dec. 2010. <http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod. 2.5&fromdoc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021>.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Hesiod, Theogony, Line 304." Perseus Digital Library. Web. 20 Dec. 2010. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0130%3Acard%3D310>.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Aristophanes, Knights, Line 1014." Perseus Digital Library. Web. 19 Dec. 2010. <http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0033:card=1014>.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Isocrates, Helen, Section 24." Perseus Digital Library. Web. 19 Dec. 2010. <http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0144:speech=10:section=24&highlight=cerberus>.