sop to Cerberus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something given or done to pacify or bribe.

Word forms

sop to Cerberus

Etymology

From Virgil's Aeneid, where the Sibyl throws Cerberus a loaf laced with honey and herbs to induce sleep.

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