Orthrus
animal_ally earth Greek single tradition · 3
Orthrus is the guard of the magnificent Cattle of Geryon.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 200
- Historical notes
- Attested in Hesiod's Theogony.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Cattle of Helios, black-skinned cattle of Hades, Ceryneian Hind, Elaphoi Khrysokeroi, Dionysus' Panthers, Argos, Golden Dog, Guard Dogs of Hephaestus Temple, Laelaps, Maera, Artemis's pack of 14 exquisite hunting dogs, Delphin, Dolphins of Taras, Donkey of Hephaestus, Donkey of Silenus, Scythian horned donkeys, Amalthea, Anemoi, Arion, Horses of Achilles, Horses of Ares, Horses of Eos, Horses of Erechtheus, Horses of Dioskouroi, Horses of Hector, Horses of Helios, Horses of Poseidon, Mares of Diomedes, Ocyrhoe, Trojan Horses, onibi, Obake, Obariyon, Oceanid, Odei, Odmience, Oiwa, Ōkami, Okiku, Öksökö, Ōkubi, Okuri-inu, Ole-Higue, Onikuma, Onmoraki, Onoskelis, Onryō, Opiyel Guabiron, Orang Bunian, Orang Minyak, Ördög, Oread, Ork, Orobas, Otso, Ouroboros, Ovinnik, Owlman, Nemean lion, Agathyrsus, Gelonus, Scythes, Ogun, Karkinos, Cretan Bull, Gadflies, Myrmekes, Myrmidons, Oshun, Odin, Osiris, Ōmukade, Obayifo, Obia, Og, Ogre, Ojáncanu, Oni, Echidna
- serves
- Geryon
- sibling of
- Scylla, Cerberus, Caucasian Eagle, Lernaean Hydra, Ladon, Gorgons, Chimera, Colchian dragon
- parent of
- sphinxes, Nemean lion
Mentioned by
- Ogun
- Karkinos
- Cretan Bull
- Gadflies
- Myrmekes
- Myrmidons
- Oshun
- Odin
- Osiris
- Ōmukade
- Obayifo
- Obia
- Og
- Ogre
- Ojáncanu
- Oni
and 3 more
Sources
Source passages
“The Cattle of Geryon, magnificent cattle guarded by Orthrus.”
#4604 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Orthrus (Greek) – Two-headed dog”
#5157 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“First there was Orthrus, the two-headed dog who guarded the Cattle of Geryon, second Cerberus, the multiheaded dog who guarded the gates of Hades, and third the Lernaean Hydra, the many-headed serpent who, when one of its heads was cut off, grew two back.”
#6196 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001