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?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Agatha	['ægəθə]
Chang	-	Chinese
Lorrie	LAWR-ee	English
Thecla	-	Dutch (Rare), Late Greek (Latinized)
Ewelina	-	Polish
Ismene	-	Greek Mythology