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Erebos

/ˈɛɹəbəs/

Erebos is the alternative form of Erebus.

Meaning of Erebus

Proper noun

Erebus

  1. (Greek) One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos.
  2. (Greek) The dark and gloomy cavern between the earth and Hades; the underworld.
    • Nay, were he Deul, as he is no man,
      Yet in reuenge of faire Zenocrate,
      UUhome he detayneth in deſpight of vs,
      This arme ſhould ſend him downe to Erebus,
      To ſhroud his ſhame in darkneſſe of the night.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...

Origin of Erebos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos).

Questions about Erebos

What is Erebos the alternative form of?
Erebos is the alternative form of Erebus.
How do you pronounce Erebos?
Erebos is pronounced /ˈɛɹəbəs/.

Words near Erebos in the dictionary

  1. ereader
  2. ereaders
  3. ereba
  4. erebid
  5. erebids
  6. Erebos
  7. erebosis
  8. erebotic
  9. Erebouni
  10. Erebuni
  11. Erebus

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Erebos (page history and authors); Erebus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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