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War and Military History question: The origin of A sop to Cerberus? the present day meaning is to smoke some doobees with your g-pa the present day meaning is to smoke some doobees with your g-pa it means ... What does throw a sop to Cerberus mean? Where does a sop to Cerberus come from? What is the origin of a sop to...
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Cerberus (also Kerberos) was the three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to Hades, the infernal region in classical mythology. Ancient Greeks and Romans used to put a slice of cake in the hands of ... This custom gave rise to the idiom "to give a sop to cerberus" meaning to give a gift to quiet a troublesome person.
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wordsmith.org/words/cerberus.html
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Jun 3, 2007 ... That led to the famous expression a sop to Cerberus, metaphorically meaning "an insignificant price to pay for averting much discomfort," or ...
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www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/opinion/03iht-edsafire.1.597...
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The coin was meant as payment for Charon who ferried the souls across the river Styx, while the cake helped to pacify Cerberus. This custom gave rise to the expression 'to give a sop to Cerberus,' meaning to give a bribe or to quiet a troublesome customer.
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monsters.monstrous.com/cerberus.htm
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Russia is a Cerberus that grows more than 3,000,000 heads a year, many of them hungry for truth. The Soviet leaders appease this appetite with huge helpings of technological and scientific fact, but when it comes to political truth, they either stonily ignore the demand or cynically toss a sop to Cerberus.
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Jan 2, 2009 ... The bailout of General Motors (GM) will hurt the taxpayers while helping special financial interests at Cerberus. By Charles Scaliger.
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www.thenewamerican.com/economy/28-commentary/638
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MYTH MAN'S HOMEWORK; HELP CENTER - CERBERUS ... This custom gave rise to the expression 'to give a sop to Cerberus,' meaning to give a bribe or to quiet a troublesome customer.
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www.thanasis.com/cerberus.htm
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Thread Links Date Links ... Thread Prev Thread Next Thread Index Date Prev Date Next Date Index ... Subject: SUO: Sop To Cerberus: What In Hades Was CSP Talking About?
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My post dated December 31, 2008, concerned the trust created by Leona Helmsley, specifically, the two page “mission statement” in which she expressed her desire that the trust funds be used for the care and welfare of dogs and “such other ... Home > Construction of Wills and Trusts > A Sop For Cerberu...
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www.nyestatelitigationblog.com/2009/02/articles/precato...
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