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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Another breakthrough followed in 2024, when DNA identified James Fitzjames, the Captain of Erebus.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
By April 1848, Franklin's two ships, Erebus and Terror, had been trapped in Arctic ice for nearly two years.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
"To have things like a shoe worn by an officer on board HMS Erebus is incredible."
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
The new exhibition will open at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre on 8 June, 200 years after Erebus was launched from the dockyard there in June 1826.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Erebus was 105 feet long and weighed 372 tons.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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