a sop to Cerberus

A bribe. Taken from the ancient Greek and Roman custom of leaving gifts with corpses so that Cerberus (guardian of the gates of hell) would pass them by. What is this money, a sop to Cerberus so that I won't tell the authorities what you've done?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aikin	['eikin]
Derren	DER-ən	English (Rare)
Eilionoir	-	Scottish
Theresia	[ti'ri:zjə]
Derval	-	Irish
Alberto	ahl-BER-to (Italian, Spanish), al-BER-too (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese