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'''Cerberus''' was an [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[planet]].
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'''Cerberus''' was an [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[planet]] in the [[Cerberus system|Cerberus]] [[star system|system]], where a [[Federation colonies|Federation colony]] was established some time prior to [[2259]].
   
 
In that year, that settlement experienced a crop failure and the entire population was in jeopardy of starvation. Fortunately, the population was saved when noted philanthropist, [[Carter Winston]], used his personal fortune to bring in enough [[food]] and goods to carry the [[colony]] through the crisis. One of the people saved was [[Joanna McCoy]], the daughter of [[Leonard McCoy]]. ({{TAS|The Survivor}})
Prior to [[2259]], a [[Federation colonies|Federation colony]] was established on this planet.
 
   
 
{{bginfo|According to [[Startrek.com]], the planet was named after {{w|Cerberus}}, the three-headed [[dog]] that guarded the gate to {{w|Hades}} in [[Greek mythology]]. ''{{st.com|Cerberus|}}''|According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' ("United Federation of Planets I"), in [[2378]], Cerberus was a [[Federation members|Federation member]].}}
In that year, that settlement experienced a crop failure and the entire population was in jeopardy of starvation. Fortunately, the population was saved when noted philanthropist, [[Carter Winston]], used his personal fortune to bring in enough [[food]] and goods to carry the [[colony]] through the crisis. One of the people saved was [[Joanna McCoy]], the daughter of [[Leonard McCoy]]. ({{TAS|The Survivor}})
 
   
== Background ==
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===See also===
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* [[Cerberus II]]
Presumably, Cerberus was located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]].
 
 
Named for {{w|Cerberus}}, the three-headed [[dog]] that guarded the gate to {{w|Hades}} in [[Greek mythology]]. {{st.com|Cerberus|}}
 
 
It may be located in the [[Cerberus system]], or even be the same planet as [[Cerberus II]].
 
 
According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' ("United Federation of Planets I"), in [[2378]], Cerberus was a [[Federation members|Federation member]].
 
   
 
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Revision as of 21:32, 8 January 2015

Cerberus was an inhabited planet in the Cerberus system, where a Federation colony was established some time prior to 2259.

In that year, that settlement experienced a crop failure and the entire population was in jeopardy of starvation. Fortunately, the population was saved when noted philanthropist, Carter Winston, used his personal fortune to bring in enough food and goods to carry the colony through the crisis. One of the people saved was Joanna McCoy, the daughter of Leonard McCoy. (TAS: "The Survivor")

According to Startrek.com, the planet was named after Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guarded the gate to Hades in Greek mythology. [1]
According to the Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets I"), in 2378, Cerberus was a Federation member.

See also