Cerberus. The three-headed dog that guarded Hades. Allowed Orpheus to pass, being charmed by the sound of his lyre.
Cercōpes. Droll and thievish gnomes, who robbed Heracles in his sleep.
Cercyon. King of Eleusis, wrestled with all strangers, killing those whom he overcame. Theseus threw and killed him.
Cēry̆ces. 'Heralds.' A priestly family at Athens.
Chaerephon. See Socrates.
Chaeronēa. Here Philip defeated the Athenians and Boeotians, and ended the liberty of Greece, 338 B.C.
Chaldeans. In general, Babylonians; in particular, wizards.
Chares. Athenian general, one of the commanders at Chaeronea.
Charmides. A favourite pupil of Socrates.
Charon. The ferryman of Hades, who conducts the souls of the dead across Styx and Acheron.