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funerals the deceased traditionally

had an obol placed over their eye

or under their tongue. This was

because Charon later took the obol

as payment for his service across

the river. No one could persuade

Charon to do otherwise, and thus is

the reason why some people feared

him. He is portrayed to be an ugly Cerberus

bearded man with a conical hat Cerberus or the “Hell Hound”, is the

and tunic, but however with the massive three-headed dog with some

passing of time, he was considered descriptions stating that it also has a

to be more angelic, like that of the snake-headed tail and had hundreds

Archangel Michael. of snake heads covering its back as