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erebus

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Er⋅e⋅bus

[er-uh-buhs]
–noun
1. Classical Mythology. the darkness under the earth, imagined either as the abode of sinners after death or of all the dead.
2. Mount, a volcano in Antarctica, on Ross Island. 13,202 ft. (4024 m).

Origin:
< L < Gk Érebos; c. Armenian erek evening, Skt rájas darkness, Goth riquis darkness
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Er·e·bus   (ěr'ə-bəs)   
n.   Greek Mythology
The dark region of the underworld through which the dead must pass before they reach Hades.
Erebus, Mount  
A volcanic peak, 3,796.6 m (12,448 ft) high, on Ross Island in Antarctica.
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