Erebus
ə noun
1.
Classical Mythology. the darkness under the earth, imagined either as the abode of sinners after death or of all the dead.
2.
a volcano in Antarctica, on Ross Island. 13,202 feet (4024 meters).
Origin:
< Latin < Greek Érebos; cognate with Armenian erek evening, Sanskrit rájas darkness, Gothic riquis darkness
< Latin < Greek Érebos; cognate with Armenian erek evening, Sanskrit rájas darkness, Gothic riquis darkness
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Erebus1 (ˈɛrɪbəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the god of darkness, son of Chaos and brother of Night |
| 2. | the darkness below the earth, thought to be the abode of the dead or the region they pass through on their way to Hades |
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| a large dragon who guarded the chasm at Delphi from which prophetic vapors emerged, killed by Apollo, who established his oracle on the site |
| a Phrygian king who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold |
| Erebus2 (ˈɛrɪbəs) | |
| —n | |
| Mount Erebus a volcano in Antarctica, on Ross Island: discovered by Sir James Ross in 1841 and named after his ship. Height: 3794 m (12 448 ft) | |
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Erebus
"place of darkness between earth and Hades," 1596, from L., from Gk. Erebos, of unknown origin, perhaps from Sem. (cf. Heb. erebh "sunset, evening."
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