Erebus

The God of Darkness

By Diane KangPe-riod 6Eng-lish 2

Does the god have any other names? Particulary Roman?

Erebus or Erebos

What does the god repre-sent?

Erebus repre-sents de-ep blackness/dark-ness or shadow, personifica-tion of darkness and shadow, which filled in all the corners and c-rannies of the world.

What is the god's story (short version)? How did they come into being?When the world was first

made, the primordial god, Chaos, gave birth to Erebus, Gaia, and many other gods. Erebus is also represented as the underworld between the earth and Hades.

What is the geneology of the god?

Erebus was born from Chaos himself without any inter-course.

Does the god have any family?Spouses? Children?Erebus married with his sis-ter Nyx, the goddess of night.

His offsprings are Hemera (goddess of day), Aether (god of sky), Cer (god of death), Oneiroi (god of dreams), Hypnos (god of sleep), Thanatos (god of death), Momus (god of criti-cism), Nemesis (goddess of revenge), the Hesperides (guardians of the golden ap-ples), Geras (god of old age), and Charon, the ferryman.

Does the god have any par-ticular and/or special pow-ers?

Erebus can envelope the edges of the world with dark mists, and fill the deep hollows of the earth

Does the god watch over anyone in particular / are they the god of certain type of person?

Erebus watches over the un-derworld.

Where does the god live?Underworld

What is the impor-tance of your godin Greek mythology?He is in

charge of the dead of the under-world and manages to take care of them.

What does the god look like?

Is there any Micella-neous information you find interesting or im-portant about your god?Erebus is often used metaphorically

and referred to as Hades itself. While being known as the god of darkness or Hades, there is little else that is really known or said about Erebus. Erebus Was Believed to be Hades. Erebus is often used as a synonym itself for Hades and he is most commonly associated with these tales of darkness and hell.

Cont.

Mount Erebus is named after the god Erebus. It is 3794 meters high and is located in Ross Island.

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