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
Alishiaə-LISH-ə, ə-LEE-shəEnglish (Rare)
Borghildur-Icelandic
Arlo-English
Lanre-Western African, Yoruba
Velvela-Yiddish
Zephyrus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)