Erebus

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛɹəbəs/

Proper noun

1. (Greek mythology) One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos.
2. (Greek mythology) The dark and gloomy cavern between the earth and Hades; the underworld.
3. A volcano in Antarctica, named after HMS Erebus.

Translations

• French: Érèbe
• Russian: Эреб
• Spanish: Érebo

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