erebus
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Noun (1)
- (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and DayInstance of Greek deity
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Er′e·bus noun
Origin: L., fr. Gr. ….
1. Greek Myth. A place of nether darkness, being the gloomy space through which the souls passed to Hades. See Milton's “Paradise Lost,” Book II., line 883.
2. Greek Myth. The son of Chaos and brother of Nox, who dwelt in Erebus.
To the infernal deep, with Erebus and tortures vile.— William Shakespeare
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54