Erebus

noun

Er·​e·​bus ˈer-ə-bəs 

1

: a personification of darkness in Greek mythology

2

: a place of darkness in the underworld on the way to Hades

Examples of Erebus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The show was named after one of these ships, The Terror (the second was The Erebus) and it’s all based on a true story, though wildly embellished both out of necessity and for entertainment purposes. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Franklin, a British explorer, brought 129 officers and crew members aboard HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in 1845 in an attempt to chart the Northwest Passage. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026

Previous documentation shows the remains were originally found together on the southern shore of Erebus Bay. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 May 2026

The actual shipwrecks of the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror were not found until 2014 and 2016, respectively. — ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026

Led by British explorer John Franklin, the expedition involved two ships, the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror. — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 7 May 2026

The series stars Jared Harris as Francis Crozier as captain of the HMS Terror and Tobias Menzies as James Fitzjames, captain of the HMS Erebus, whose crews are stalked by a spectral creature called a Tuunbaq after the ships are trapped in the ice. — David Faris, TheWeek, 23 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Erebos

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1