Classical Mythology

Does J.K Rowling get her ideas from ancient classical mythology? I was just wondering because in ancient mythology Cerberus guards the entrance to the underworld whereas in The Philosophers Stone Cerberus guards the first entrance to the mirror, being a guard in both situations. Another reason is that The two founders of Rome, brothers Romulus and Remus were thrown into a river but survived by being rescued by a she-wolf on the banks of the river, so we can see a connection between the name Remus and a wolf, just like what Remus Lupin turns into in The Prisoner Of Azkaban. Or maybe it's all just one big coincidence.

- Kier14matrix

Originally posted by kier14matrix
Does J.K Rowling get her ideas from ancient classical mythology? I was just wondering because in ancient mythology Cerberus guards the entrance to the underworld whereas in The Philosophers Stone Cerberus guards the first entrance to the mirror, being a guard in both situations. Another reason is that The two founders of Rome, brothers Romulus and Remus were thrown into a river but survived by being rescued by a she-wolf on the banks of the river, so we can see a connection between the name Remus and a wolf, just like what Remus Lupin turns into in The Prisoner Of Azkaban. Or maybe it's all just one big coincidence.

- Kier14matrix

Mostly from classical mythology. But Fenrir is the name of Loki's demonic spawn.

Originally posted by shaber
Mostly from classical mythology. But Fenrir is the name of Loki's demonic spawn.

The Fenris wolf is definitely a valid transliteration.