Erebus

[ er-uh-buh s ]

/ ˈɛr ə bəs /

Classical Mythology. the darkness under the earth, imagined either as the abode of sinners after death or of all the dead.

Mount, a volcano in Antarctica, on Ross Island. 13,202 feet (4024 meters).

Origin of Erebus

< Latin < Greek Érebos; cognate with Armenian erek evening, Sanskrit rájas darkness, Gothic riquis darkness

The blacke infernall Furies, the Erinyes, or goddesses of vengeance, who dwelt in Erebus.

Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I |Edmund Spenser
Erebus then began to be frightened at the success of his venture.

The Knight of Malta |Eugene Sue
Aristophanes informs us that the egg out of which Love was born, was produced by Night in the bosom of Erebus.

The God-Idea of the Ancients |Eliza Burt Gamble
You know you must not give a verdict upon suspicion, no, not though that suspicion were as dark as Erebus, as heavy as lead.

The Queen Against Owen |Allen Upward

Dafni, on the other hand, celebrates the power of poetry, which recalls the minds of men from the depths of Erebus.

Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study |Edward Hutton

Erebus ¹

/ (ˈɛrɪbəs) /

the god of darkness, son of Chaos and brother of Night

the darkness below the earth, thought to be the abode of the dead or the region they pass through on their way to Hades

Erebus ²

/ (ˈɛrɪbəs) /

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)