Erebus

[er-uh-buhs]

noun

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

2. Mount, a volcano in Antarctica, on Ross Island. 13,202 feet (4,024 meters).

Erebus

¹

/ ˈɛrɪbəs /

noun

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

2. 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 /

noun

1. 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Erebus¹

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

Example Sentences

Sensors being installed this month along the rim of Erebus could help researchers understand the threat the wildly active volcano poses to McMurdo and New Zealand’s Scott Base next door.

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Shero’s team, for example, requires a helicopter or snowmobiles for a daily commute from McMurdo over the frozen Ross Sea to the foot of snow-covered Mount Erebus, an active volcano.

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Erebus would be the third floating offshore wind farm in the UK, but the estimated 100 megawatts of energy which could be generated by the project is more than double the others.

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At the request of Sir John's wife Lady Jane Franklin at least two sets of 14 daguerreotypes, or early photographs, were taken on board HMS Erebus in the days before the ships' departure.

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Erebus, seawater from McMurdo Sound, and soil from Ross Island and the Dry Valleys.

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