Erebus

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos, “Lower Air”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛɹəbəs/

Proper noun

Erebus

  1. (Greek mythology) One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos.
  2. (Greek mythology) The dark and gloomy cavern between the earth and Hades; the underworld.
  3. A volcano in Antarctica, named after HMS Erebus.

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