Through the course of the episodes, all the primary characters are seen going through harrowing hallucinations and memories of their pasts as their journey on Kerberos progresses. This is exactly where Cerberus serves as an apt choice for the name of the passenger ship that basically serves as a prison for the characters.Īs revealed later, the experiences of the passengers of Kerberos are not real and are a result of the situations being presented to them inside a simulation. Unlike what guard dogs usually do, Cerberus does not stop people from coming into the underworld rather its main duty is to stop desperate souls from escaping Hades' kingdom. Cerberus serves as an interesting inspiration for the name of the passenger ship in 1899. Among his many forms, he is mostly known for his appearance as a ferocious dog with three heads and a mane of snakes. Often referred to as the hound of Hades, the king of the Underworld, Cerberus is a mythical dog mentioned in Hesiod's Theogony that guarded the doors of Hades' Underworld, preventing any soul from returning to the world of the living. Kerberos is the Greek name of the three-headed hound Cerberus from Greek mythology. A peek into the multiple Greek references holds the key to decrypting the many hidden meanings scattered throughout Season 1 of 1899. Much like the experience of the passengers of Kerberos, these Greek mythological references in 1899 help shroud the truth even while keeping it in eyesight and at an arm's distance. The ships themselves become a metaphorical storytelling device for the makers to keep the reality in front of the audience yet let the mystery take over in glorious fashion. It's not merely a coincidence that both names have been derived from Greek mythology. 1899's primary mystery revolves around the missing steamship named Prometheus, and the majority of the events take place on another steamship named Kerberos.
Arguably, the foundational principles behind the events and setting of the latest story from the creators of Dark find their strength in the Greek mythological elements and events that inspired them. Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of 1899.While Darkcreators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar's 1899 manages to create quite a mythology of its own through its 8 episodes, much of it is derived and inspired from known stories in Greek mythology.
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