
In Greek mythology, Erebus, or Érebos was a primordial god, personification of darkness, offspring of Chaos (mythology) alone. He was brother of Nyx and father of Aether by himself and, with Nyx, Hemera, Moros, Charon (mythology), Eros (god) and the Keres. According to some later legends, Erebus was part of Hades, the underworld. It was where the dead had to pass immediately after dying. After Charon ferried them across the river Acheron, they entered Tartarus, the underworld proper. Erebus was often used as a synonym for Hades (god), the Greek god of the underworld. ==See also== *The HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror were the ships carrying Sir John Franklin's failed expedition to find the Northwest Passage. *Mount Erebus is an Antarctica volcano. *The Mount Erebus disaster was an aircraft accident that occurred in 1979. Death godsGreek gods
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Erebus
In Greek mythology, Erebus, or Érebos was a primordial god, personification of darkness, offspring of Chaos (mythology) alone. He was brother of Nyx and father of Aether by himself and, with Nyx, Hemera, Moros, Charon (mythology), Eros (god) and the Keres. According to some later legends, Erebus was part of Hades, the underworld. It was where the dead had to pass immediately after dying. After Charon ferried them across the river Acheron, they entered Tartarus, the underworld proper. Erebus was often used as a synonym for Hades (god), the Greek god of the underworld. ==See also== *The HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror were the ships carrying Sir John Franklin's failed expedition to find the Northwest Passage. *Mount Erebus is an Antarctica volcano. *The Mount Erebus disaster was an aircraft accident that occurred in 1979. Death godsGreek gods
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