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
Surayya	-	Arabic
Pankaja	-	Hinduism
Sabri	-	Arabic
Deion	-	African American (Modern)
Bean	[bi:n]
Rabbie	-	Scottish