Everything about Erebus totally explained
In
Greek mythology,
Erebus or
Erebos (
Ancient Greek: Ἔρεβος,
English translation: "deep blackness/darkness or shadow") was the son of a primordial god
Chaos and represented the personification of darkness and shadow, which filled in all the corners and crannies of the world. He was the offspring of Chaos alone. He was brother of
Nyx and father with her of
Aether and
Hemera, according to
Hesiod (c. 700 BC). According to
Hyginus (c. AD 1), he was the father of
Geras.
According to some later legends, Erebus was part of
Hades, the underworld. It was where the dead had to pass immediately after dying. After
Charon ferried them across the river
Acheron, they entered
Tartarus, the underworld proper. Erebus was often used as a synonym for
Hades, the Greek god of the underworld.
The word is probably from
Proto-Indo-European language,
*h1regwos, cognate to
Old Norse røkkr,
Gothic riqis "darkness",
Sanskrit rajani "night",
Tocharian orkäm "darkness". Another suggestion is a loan from
Semitic, c.f.
Hebrew erebh and
Akkadian erebu "sunset, evening" (hence, "darkness"). The same etymology of "sunset" has been suggested for
Europe.
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