Hellhounds

[Roxxolution]

Hello everyone,
I was thinking of writing a book or comic on hellhounds, but can't seem to find very much on them. Does anyone know of a book or anything particularly about hellhound lore? I could hardly find anything, and thought there would at least be a book or something! Would appreciate anyone who could help!
(BTW, I already looked it up in the monstropedia...)

[KubeSix]

I made a quick search and found this: An article on the connection of dogs to the underworld.

Like the article seems to be pointing out, they're not always called hellhounds. After all, Cerberus is a dog protecting the gates of hell. He's just got a different name than the northern European version. So you can also always see if you can find a list of canines in different cultures' mythology and sort out the ones connected to the underworld.

[Roxxolution]

Thanks, yeah i've looked under some of the different names before too, but still couldn't really find anything- only on Cerberus...

[KubeSix]

You could also check out "warg" There are only three that I know of, but they're Fenrir, a son of Loki, and his children, which could relate them to hellhounds. And lore on Fenrir, Hati and Skoll isn't difficult to find. They have other names, but I recall those are the most commonly used.

[Roxxolution]

Thanks a lot! If anyone else knows of anything or books or something like that, let me know...

[blow_fly]

Here's a link that you might find useful. 

http://www.indigogroup.co.uk/edge/bdogs.htm

[blow_fly]

I'm no expert on Norse mythology but it's possible that the sources differ due to differences in their interpretation by scholars. Out of curiosity, in what way did the information contained in the article deviate from your sources? Thanks.

[KubeSix]

Well... don't Norse gods and goddesses have many minor roles along with their major one?

Another reason why most sources differ could be because their tales are usually told in metaphors and in the form of poetry. Just look at Beowulf, there's tons of different interpretations because it's a poem, so you have to read between the lines most of the time to understand the complete tale.

[KubeSix]

Oh, so it's not just some random metaphors then. That's good to know.

I stand corrected.

[blow_fly]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocotta

A link to another article about a mythical dog. This one is from a medieval bestiary.