Cerberus
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A devoted reader of classical literature, Mr. Sanò named last week’s heat wave in Southern Europe “Cerberus,” after the multiheaded dog that guards the underworld in Greek mythology.
From New York Times
The culprit is a high-pressure anticyclone dubbed Cerberus - the multi-headed dog that guards gates to the underworld in Greek mythology.
From Washington Times
The culprit was a high-pressure anticyclone dubbed Cerberus, the multi-headed dog that guards gates to the underworld in Greek mythology.
From Seattle Times
That succeeds this week's "Cerberus" named after the three-headed dog of the underworld.
From Reuters
The cause is the Cerberus heatwave - named by the Italian Meteorological Society after the three-headed monster that features in Dante's Inferno.
From BBC
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