What type of dogs are hellhounds? In Wales, a hellhound is seen as an English mastiff, with large jaws that hound the countryside at night. Today, any dog that is large and aggressive can be seen as being a hellhound, but the Belgian Malinois fits the description of hellhound best.
What breed is Cerberus dog?
In his account Cerberus was not a dog at all, but rather simply a large venomous snake, which lived on Tainaron. The serpent was called the "hound of Hades" only because anyone bitten by it died immediately, and it was this snake that Heracles brought to Eurystheus.
Is a hellhound a wolf or a dog?
hellhound, a dog represented in mythology (such as that of ancient Greece and Scandinavia) as standing guard in the underworld. In Greek mythology this was Cerberus, a three-headed, dragon-tailed dog.
