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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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.
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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
The film is produced by Loran Dunn of Delaval, Helen Simmons of Erebus Production and Andrew Starke of Anti-Worlds, with the support of the BBC and the BFI.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
In 2014, Canadian archaeologists found the HMS Erebus near King William Island.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Month: Franklin expedition captain who died in 1848 was cannibalized by survivors
Scientists matched DNA of living descendent to Capt. James Fitzjames of the HMS Erebus.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
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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
The film is produced by Loran Dunn of Delaval, Helen Simmons of Erebus Production and Andrew Starke of Anti-Worlds, with the support of the BBC and the BFI.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
In 2014, Canadian archaeologists found the HMS Erebus near King William Island.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Month: Franklin expedition captain who died in 1848 was cannibalized by survivors
Scientists matched DNA of living descendent to Capt. James Fitzjames of the HMS Erebus.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Erebus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Erebus. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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