Monday, October 31, 2011

Cerberus

Cerberus
Cerberus, monster cruel and uncouth,
With his three gullets like a dog is barking
Over the people that are there submerged.

Red eyes he has, and unctuous beard and black,
And belly large, and armed with claws his hands;
He rends the spirits, flays, and quarters them.

Canto VI, Inferno, Longfellow translation

Drawing by Tom Duff

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