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Erebus
Pronunciation : Er"e*bus
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., fr. Gr.
Definition : 1. (Greek Myth.)
Defn: A place of nether darkness, being the gloomy space through which the souls passed to Hades. See Milton's "Paradise Lost," Book II., line 883.
2. (Greek Myth.)
Defn: The son of Chaos and brother of Nox, who dwelt in Erebus. To the infernal deep, with Erebus and tortures vile. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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