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Erebus1 definition

Er·ebus (er′ə bəs)

noun

Gr. Myth. the dark place under the earth through which the dead pass before entering Hades

Etymology: L < Gr Erebos < IE base *regwos-, darkness > Arm erekoy, evening, Goth rigis, darkness

Erebus2 definition

Er·ebus (er′ə bəs)

volcanic mountain on Ross Island, near Victoria Land, Antarctica: c. 12,500 ft (3,810 m)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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