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Erebus
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What's The Definition Of Erebus?
[n] (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
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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.
--Shak.
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