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ˈɛr ə bəsere·bus
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Princeton's WordNet
Erebusnoun
(Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
Wiktionary
Erebusnoun
The personification of darkness and shadow.
Erebusnoun
A volcano in Antarctica, named after HMS Erebus.
Etymology: From Ἔρεβος.
Wikipedia
Erebus
In Greek mythology, Erebus (; Ancient Greek: Ἔρεβος, romanized: Érebos, "deep darkness, shadow"), or Erebos, is the personification of darkness and one of the primordial deities. Hesiod's Theogony identifies him as one of the first five beings in existence, born of Chaos.
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erebus
Erebus is a term with multiple meanings: 1) In Greek mythology, it is often used to represent a region of the underworld where the dead had to pass immediately after dying. It is personified as a primordial deity symbolizing darkness and shadow. 2) It is also the name of a large stratovolcano located in Antarctica, being the southernmost active volcano on Earth. 3) "Erebus" is sometimes used metaphorically in literature and poetry to represent darkness or the unknown.
Webster Dictionary
Erebusnoun
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
Erebusnoun
the son of Chaos and brother of Nox, who dwelt in Erebus
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. .]
Wikidata
Erebus
In Greek mythology, Erebus, also Erebos, was often conceived as a primordial deity, representing the personification of darkness; for instance, Hesiod's Theogony places him as one of the first five beings to come into existence, born from Chaos. Erebus features little in Greek mythological tradition and literature, but is said to have fathered several other deities by Nyx; depending on the source of the mythology, this union includes Aether, Hemera, the Hesperides, Hypnos, the Moirai, Geras, Styx, and Thanatos. In Greek literature the name Erebus is also used to refer to a region of the Underworld where the dead had to pass immediately after dying, and is sometimes used interchangeably with Tartarus.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Erebus
er′e-bus, n. (myth.) the dark and gloomy cavern between earth and Hades: the lower world, hell. [L.,—Gr. Erebos.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Erebus
a region of utter darkness in the depths of Hades, into which no mortal ever penetrated, the proper abode of Pluto and his Queen with their train of attendants, such as the Erinnyes, through which the spirits of the dead must pass on their way to Hades; equivalent to the valley of the shadow of death.
Mythology
Erebus
(Er′ebus), son of Chaos, one of the gods of Hades, sometimes alluded to as representing the infernal regions.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of erebus in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of erebus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of erebus in a Sentence
William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice:
The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted.
The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. The motions of his spirit are dull as night, and his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted.
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