Editing Cerberus (section)

== Namesakes ==
[[File:Hercules et Cerberus - Prodromus astronomiae 1690 (436025).jpg|thumb|right|Cerberus constellation]]

In the [[Cerberus (constellation)|constellation Cerberus]] introduced by [[Johannes Hevelius]] in 1687, Cerberus is drawn as a three-headed snake, held in Hercules' hand (previously these stars had been depicted as a branch of the tree on which grew the [[Hesperides|Apples of the Hesperides]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/cerberus.htm |title=Ian Ridpath's 'Star Tales' |publisher=Ianridpath.com |access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref>

In 1829, French naturalist [[Georges Cuvier]] gave the name ''[[Cerberus (snake)|Cerberus]]'' to a genus of Asian snakes, which are commonly called "dog-faced water snakes" in English.<ref>Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. ("Cerberus", p. 50).</ref>

In 1988 the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)]] developed [[Kerberos (protocol)|Kerberos]], a computer-network authentication protocol, named after Cerberus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerberos authentication |url=https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/server/security/kerberos/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=IONOS Digitalguide |language=en}}</ref>

In [[2023 European heatwaves]], the most significant of which was named "Cerberus Heatwave", which brought the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cerberus heatwave: Hot weather sweeps across southern Europe |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66183069 |website=BBC News |date=12 July 2023 |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref>