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EREBUS

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Overview

EREBUS (noun)
  The noun EREBUS has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Dayplay

  Familiarity information: EREBUS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


EREBUS (noun)


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Meaning:

(Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)


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