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8/1/2011, 7:44 AM Amara L.

Name Orthros
Gender Masculine
Scripts Ὄρθρος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsLatinized form: Orthrus
Theme dusk
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

From Greek ὄρθρος (orthros) meaning "the time just before daybreak, early dawn, cock-crow". He was a mythological two-headed watchdog, a brother of Cerberus and son of the monster Echidna, that kept the herds of Geryon on the island Erytheia, and was there killed by Herakles. Orthros was also the father to the Sphinx and the Nemean Lion. The character's name is variously given as Orthros and Orthos (Greek ὀρθός (orthos) meant "straight, upright").
Added 8/1/2011 by Amara L.