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Erebus

/ˈɛɹəbəs/

Erebus proper noun: one of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos. Also the ellipsis of Mount Erebus.

erebus: one of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow,...
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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...

Also used as

Erebus is also the ellipsis of Mount Erebus.

Erebus meaning in Arabic

Erebus in Arabic

mythology
إِرِيْبْس ‘irībs

Forms of Erebus

alternative formErebos

Origin of Erebus

From Latin Erebus, from Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos). Doublet of rajas. [Alt: Mount Erebus]

Phrases with Erebus

Questions about Erebus

What does Erebus mean?
Erebus means one of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos.
What is Erebus in Arabic?
Erebus in Arabic is إِرِيْبْس (‘irībs). See Erebus meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Erebus?
Erebus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Erebus?
Erebus is pronounced /ˈɛɹəbəs/.

Words near Erebus in the dictionary

  1. Erebos
  2. erebosis
  3. erebotic
  4. Erebouni
  5. Erebuni
  6. Erebus
  7. Erech
  8. Erechtheion
  9. Erechtheum
  10. Erechtheus
  11. erect

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