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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But Franklin’s two ships, Erebus and Terror, and his crew of 128 men had disappeared.
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Seyward Darby, Longreads, 29 Aug. 2023
The film is produced by Loran Dunn (Delaval Film), Helen Simmons (Erebus Pictures) and Andrew Starke (Anti-Worlds) and executive producers are Eva Yates (BBC Film), Kristin Irving, Mia Bays (BFI) and
Stephanie Aspin (Erebus Pictures).
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023
Nyx, the night, couples with Erebus, the dark, to birth Hemera, the day, and Aether, the bright sky.
—Suzannah Showler, Harper's Magazine, 14 Apr. 2022
Seyward Darby, Longreads, 29 Aug. 2023
The film is produced by Loran Dunn (Delaval Film), Helen Simmons (Erebus Pictures) and Andrew Starke (Anti-Worlds) and executive producers are Eva Yates (BBC Film), Kristin Irving, Mia Bays (BFI) and
Stephanie Aspin (Erebus Pictures).
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023
Nyx, the night, couples with Erebus, the dark, to birth Hemera, the day, and Aether, the bright sky.
—Suzannah Showler, Harper's Magazine, 14 Apr. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
Latin, from Greek Erebos
First Known Use
1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Erebus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Erebus. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.
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