a sop to Cerberus



a sop to Cerberus

A bribe. Taken from the ancient Greek and Roman custom of leaving gifts with corpses so that Cerberus (guardian of the gates of hell) would pass them by. What is this money, a sop to Cerberus so that I won't tell the authorities what you've done?
See also: sop

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HormazdHOR-mazdPersian Mythology
Azrael-Judeo-Christian Legend
TatumTA-təmEnglish (Modern)
Leonora-Italian
Uxue-Basque
Nanda-Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Tamil