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In Greek mythology, Erebus (/ ˈ ɛr ə b ə s /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἔρεβος, romanized: Érebos, lit. '"darkness, gloom"'), [ 2 ] or Erebos , is the personification of darkness. In Hesiod 's Theogony , he is the offspring of Chaos , and the father of Aether and Hemera (Day) by Nyx (Night); in other Greek cosmogonies, he is the father of ...
In Orphic cosmogony Aether was the offspring of Chronus (Time), the first primordial deity, and the brother of Chaos and Erebus. And made from (or placed in) Aether was the cosmic egg , from which hatched Phanes/Protogonus , so Aether was sometimes said to be his father. [ 8 ]
In Greek mythology, the primordial deities are the first generation of gods and goddesses.These deities represented the fundamental forces and physical foundations of the world and were generally not actively worshipped, as they, for the most part, were not given human characteristics; they were instead personifications of places or abstract concepts.
Cerberus and Hades/Serapis. Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete, Greece. [3]The etymology of Cerberus' name is uncertain. Ogden [4] refers to attempts to establish an Indo-European etymology as "not yet successful".
Chaos The Void: Tartarus The Abyss: Gaia The Earth: Eros Desire [a]: Erebus Darkness: Nyx The Night: Moros Doom: Oneiroi Dreams: Nemesis Retribution: Momus Blame: Philotes Affection
According to Hesiod's Theogony, Nyx is the offspring of Chaos, alongside Erebus (Darkness), by whom she becomes the mother of Aether and Hemera (Day). [7] Without the assistance of a father, Nyx produces Moros (Doom, Destiny), Ker (Destruction, Death), Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), the Oneiroi (Dreams), Momus (Blame), Oizys (Pain, Distress), the Hesperides, the Moirai (Fates), the Keres ...
Michael Palin's 2018 book, Erebus, The Story of a Ship, was described by The Guardian newspaper as 'lively and diligent.' [157] He also produced a one man show based on his book. [158] A children's novel, Chasing Ghosts – An Arctic Adventure by Nicola Pierce featuring the expedition was published in 2020.
The Erebus Glacier Tongue is a mountain outlet glacier and the ... the river of ice carries with it weaknesses introduced by earlier fractures experienced during ...