Erebus
Americannoun
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Classical Mythology. the darkness under the earth, imagined either as the abode of sinners after death or of all the dead.
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Mount, a volcano in Antarctica, on Ross Island. 13,202 feet (4,024 meters).
noun
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the god of darkness, son of Chaos and brother of Night
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the darkness below the earth, thought to be the abode of the dead or the region they pass through on their way to Hades
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Etymology
Origin of Erebus
< Latin < Greek Érebos; cognate with Armenian erek evening, Sanskrit rájas darkness, Gothic riquis darkness
Example Sentences
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The Victorian-era HMS Erebus, built in Pembroke Dock in 1826, became part of nautical folklore after it vanished in the mid-19th Century.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Four descendants of Erebus crew members, including a relative of Captain Franklin, will be at the exhibition launch, as well as a relative of David Young.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
The Erebus wind farm off the Pembrokeshire coast would be able to produce 96MW - enough to power about 90,000 homes.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
One, 3800-meter-high Mount Erebus, seethes menacingly just 40 kilometers from McMurdo Station, Antarctica’s biggest research base.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
Far to their west on the Antarctic Peninsula was Erebus and Terror Gulf, named in honor of the two ships that had navigated the bottom of the world before being lost at the top.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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