The Three-headed Dog that People Can’t Get Enough of 令人為之瘋狂的三頭犬

精英翻譯社轉自https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0062/336839/web/

 

Learn about one of the most famous dogs of all time.
來認識一下有史以來最鼎鼎大名的一隻狗吧。

 

In the early 20th century, explorers in Cumae, Italy, made an unusual discovery. Next to the entrance of an ancient temple of Hades, the god of the dead, they found three chains attached to a wall. The chains reportedly once held in place the three heads of Cerberus.

在二十世紀初期,探險家在義大利的庫邁區有了一個不尋常的發現。就在一座祭祀冥王黑帝斯的古老廟宇入口旁邊,他們發現有三條鏈子固定在牆上。據說這些鏈子就是曾經栓住賽伯拉斯三顆頭的地方。

 

  Cerberus was one of the scariest creatures of ancient Greek mythology. He was a giant dog with three heads and the tail of a snake. He guarded the gates of the underworld for his master, making sure that the living couldnt get into hell and the dead couldn’t escape.

  賽伯拉斯是古希臘神話中最可怕的生物之一。牠是一隻有著三個頭與一條蛇尾的巨型犬。牠為主人守護著冥界之門,確保生人無法闖入地獄,死者也無法從這裡逃脫。

 

  As the guardian of the underworld, Cerberus appeared in many ancient myths. In one of the most famous, Cerberus fought the powerful hero Hercules. At the start of the tale, King Eurystheus gave Hercules 12 tasks to prove his strength. The final one was to capture Cerberus and bring him back to the king. The fight went back and forth, but Hercules won in the end. Hercules knew the beast was important, so he didn’t kill it. After bringing Cerberus back to show the king, Hercules returned the creature to Hades so it could continue doing its job.

  身為冥界的守護者,賽伯拉斯出現在許多古代神話中。其中一個最著名的故事就是,賽伯拉斯大戰強而有力的英雄海克力士。故事的一開始,歐律斯休斯王給了海克力士十二項來證明自己力量的任務。最後一項就是捕捉賽伯拉斯並將牠帶回來獻給國王。這場戰鬥你來我往,但海克力士還是獲得最終的勝利。海克力士知道這頭野獸相當重要,所以他並沒有將牠殺死。在帶回賽伯拉斯讓國王見到後,海克力士便將這隻生物還給冥王黑帝斯,這樣牠就能繼續做牠守衛的工作。

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