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Volcano on Antarctica
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erebus
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Word definitions for erebus in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Erebus \Er"e*bus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (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. (Greek Myth.) The son of Chaos and brother ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Erebus is a genus of moths in the Erebidae family.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in Homer, etc., the place of darkness between Earth and Hades, from Latin Erebus , from Greek Erebos , which is of unknown origin, perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew erebh "sunset, evening"), or from PIE *regw-es- "darkness" (cognates: Sanskrit rajas ...
Usage examples of erebus.
In his Fifth Cause of Action plaintiff claims fraud and conspiracy between defendants Erebus and Kiester in the non-performance clause of their contract.
An artist has the right to choose his own subject-matter, even if he takes it from the nether pits of Limbo and Erebus.