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  Orthrus - Monstropedia - the largest encyclopedia about monsters
In Greek mythology, Orthrus (also called Orthros, Orthos, Orthus, Orth and Orphus) was a two-headed dog, serpent-tailed dog and the brother of Cerberus, both whelped by the chthonic monster Echidna by Typhon.
Orthrus and his master, Eurytion, were charged with guarding Geryon's herd of red cattle in the "sunset" land of Erytheia ("red one"), one of the islands of the Hesperides in the far west of the Mediterranean.
Heracles eventually slew Orthrus, Eurytion, and Geryon, before taking the red cattle to complete his tenth labor.
www.monstropedia.org /index.php?title=Orthrus   (312 words)

  
 Orthrus: A Host-Intrusion Prevention Application
ORTHRUS is a patent-pending host intrusion prevention application developed by WinNet Security Consulting (WNSC).
Unlike traditional signature-based anti-virus solutions which only detect and prevent intrusions from known security vulnerabilities, ORTHRUS is capable of identifying and preventing both known and unknown intrusions using its patent-pending behavior analysis technology.
ORTHRUS detects Rootkits using a.net programming technique, which is simple and non-invasive, particularly when compared to techniques that use kernel-mode drivers.
wnsc1.com   (320 words)

  
  Hercules (or Heracles)
The Nemean lion: The first Herculean labor was to hunt the Nemean Lion, a prodigious animal, son of Orthrus and brother to the Sphinx of Thebes.
The herdsman Eurytion and his dog Orthrus guarded the cattle on the island of Eurytheia.
In the end Geryon, the cattle owner himself, came to the aid of his men and was slain in similar fashion.
www.themystica.com /mythical-folk/articles/hercules_or_heracles.html   (3037 words)

  
 GREEK MYTHOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA O
She was loved by two gods, Zeus and Apollo.
ORTHRUS (Orthros) The two-headed guard dog of the giant Geryon.
He and his brother Ephialtes tried to storm heaven by piling mountains one upon the other.
www.theoi.com /Encyc_O.html   (685 words)

  
 GERYON - LoveToKnow Article on GERYON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In order to get possession of them, Heracles travelled through Europe and Libya, set up the two pillars in the Straits of Gibraltar to show the extent of his journey, and reached the great river Oceanus.
Having crossed Oceanus and landed on the island, Heracles slew Orthrus together with Eurytion, who in vain strove to defend him, and drove off the cattle.
Geryon started in pursuit, but fell a victim to the arrows of Heracles, who, after various adventures, succeeded in getting the cattle safe to Greece, where they were offered in sacrifice to Hera by Eurystheus.
www.1911ency.org /G/GE/GERYON.htm   (333 words)

  
 Orthrus, mascot of the two-party system (Stop Me Before I Vote Again)
Orthrus, mascot of the two-party system (Stop Me Before I Vote Again)
orthrian politics or the two party system exposed call me orthrus: i'm a dog with two heads one left and one right seperate and unequal but both attached to a...
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www.smithbowen.net /linfame/2006/01/orthrus_mascot_of_the_twoparty_1.html   (252 words)

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