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If we were to consider that ME:Cerberus was an idea the reapers gave Jack Harper [as Cerberus only came to exist after he had contact with the Arch Monolith] what are some of the parallels and motifs we can draw from the name?
Well the most popular beliefs say that Cerberus was the three headed guardian of the underworld, He is the son of Echidna [who was half woman, half serpent/demon] and Typhon [a fire breathing giant even the Gods feared].
Each one of his heads representing either birth, life and death or the past, present and future. Hmm, what else in the mass effect trilogy also represents the idea of things that are related but with distinct differences or stages.
Obviously the imagery of three is rich with ME:Cerberus, considering their logo is made up of three unique parts, the illusive man has three brightly coloured orbs in his eyes [although these eyes were created by contact with the Reaper artefact] and even the Cerberus Skunkworks emblem from ME has the three motif going for it.
In Greek mythology, It is said that Cerberus only feasted on the flesh of the living and hence only the undead could enter the underworld but yet none of them could leave.
Hercules final mission was to trap Cerberus as punishment for killing his own children [he was driven mad by Hera at the time] to successfully take down Cerberus he had to be initiated into the Eleusinian mysteries so he could learn how to navigate in and out of the underworld untouched.
By the way Elusinian evolved into the word elusive "difficult to catch".
Once Herc meet up with Hades he was told he could have Cerberus but only if he could take the beast down without weapons, Hercules suceded. Hercules {with Cerberus on his back} travelled back to the mortal realm and presented Cerberus to King Eurystheus, the king not expecting Hercules to be capable of the task was so terrified of Hercules and the beast that he asked Hercules to return it to the underworld and in some versions this act also cleansed Hecules of any remnants of his madness.
Anyway, just some food for thought and hopefully debate.
Would like to point out, the name Cerberus came from TIM's Manifesto, in which he called for "A cerberus to watch from the Charon relay" hence he was invoking the symbolism of Charon and Pluto and greek myth.
It's interesting how TIM [or atleast BioWare] are referencing the underworld in each one of those cases.
Charon - the ferryman of the newly dead souls, who helped tem travel accross the river Styx and Acheron.
Pluto - The god of the underworld.
Cerberus - Guardian of the underworld, who would only let the dead enter [one way or another] but never let them return.
If I recall correctly wasn't everyone that came in contact with that artifact eventually turned into a pro*insert species here* or at least gain a disliking of other species?
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