1
: a personification of darkness in Greek mythology
2
: a place of darkness in the underworld on the way to Hades
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In addition to coal, Erebus and Terror carried enough food to feed the officers and crew for three years (or five if rationed).
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Largely unreachable by ship alone, this region includes the Antarctic Sound, the Erebus and Terror Gulf, and the Weddell Sea.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
Fitzjames was third in command of the expedition, and the captain of the HMS Erebus.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The Caves Under Mount Erebus Are A World Of Their Own
Mount Erebus, rising 12,448 feet (3,794 meters) above Ross Island, is an anomaly in Antarctica’s frozen expanse.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Demeter: her Gust effects no longer destroy trees in Erebus or other such obstructions.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The first was Erebus’ chief engineer John Gregory, whose remains were found at the same site.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
One, 3800-meter-high Mount Erebus, seethes menacingly just 40 kilometers from McMurdo Station, Antarctica’s biggest research base.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024
The project takes its toll Christiansen is the first to admit that receiving that lesson from Erebus triggered his most obsessive qualities.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2025
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Largely unreachable by ship alone, this region includes the Antarctic Sound, the Erebus and Terror Gulf, and the Weddell Sea.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
Fitzjames was third in command of the expedition, and the captain of the HMS Erebus.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The Caves Under Mount Erebus Are A World Of Their Own
Mount Erebus, rising 12,448 feet (3,794 meters) above Ross Island, is an anomaly in Antarctica’s frozen expanse.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Demeter: her Gust effects no longer destroy trees in Erebus or other such obstructions.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The first was Erebus’ chief engineer John Gregory, whose remains were found at the same site.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
One, 3800-meter-high Mount Erebus, seethes menacingly just 40 kilometers from McMurdo Station, Antarctica’s biggest research base.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024
The project takes its toll Christiansen is the first to admit that receiving that lesson from Erebus triggered his most obsessive qualities.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Erebus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Erebus. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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