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Place of darkness
Answer for the clue "Place of darkness ", 6 letters:
erebus
Alternative clues for the word erebus
- Father of Aether and Day
- Brother of Nox
- (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld
- Region en route to Hades
- Dark place on the way to Hades
- Antarctic volcano named for a place in the underworld
- Greek god of darkness
- Place of darkness on the way to Hades
- Dark place outside Hades
Word definitions for erebus in dictionaries
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.