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Erebus
n.
god of darkness (Greek Mythology); Mount Erebus, volcano in Antarctica
erebus
n.
dark gloomy region through which the dead must pass (Greek Mythology)
Erebus
In
Greek mythology,
Erebus , also
Erebos (, "deep darkness, shadow"), was often conceived as a
primordial deity, representing the personification of darkness; for instance,
Hesiod's
Theogony identifies him as one of the first five beings in existence, born of
Chaos. Erebus features little in Greek mythological tradition and literature, but is said to have fathered several other deities with
Nyx; depending on the source of the mythology, this union includes
Aether,
Hemera, the
Hesperides,
Hypnos, the
Moirai,
Geras,
Styx,
Charon, and
Thanatos.
Erebus
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
(hypernym) Greek deity
(classification) Greek mythology
Erebus
(n.)
The son of Chaos and brother of Nox, who dwelt in Erebus.
(n.)
A place of nether darkness, being the gloomy space through which the souls passed to Hades. See Milton's "Paradise Lost," Book II., line 883.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Erebus
[Greek] Erebus was known as the embodiment of primordial darkness, the son of Chaos (who was the void from which all things developed, known also as Darkness). According to Hesiod's Theogony, Erebus was born with Nyx (Night), and was the father of Aether (the bright upper atmosphere) and Hemera (Day). Charon, the ferry-man who took the dead over the rivers of the infernal region, is also said to be the son of Erebus and Nyx. Later legend describes Erebus as the Infernal Region below the earth. In this version, Hades was split into two regions: Erebus, which the dead have to pass shortly after they have died, and Tartarus, the deepest region, where the Titans were imprisoned. Aristophanes' Birds says that Erebus and Nyx were also the parents of Eros, the god of love. He is often used metaphorically for Hades itself.
