Ἔρεβος (Érebos)
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Ἔρεβος (Érebos) is the Greek mythological personification of deep darkness and shadow, often associated with the primordial void of the underworld.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Érebos | 1 |
| Ἔρεβος (Érebos) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological figure
ⓘ
chthonic deity ⓘ personification ⓘ primordial deity ⓘ |
| appearsAsPlaceName | Erebus (region of the underworld) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hades
ⓘ
surface form:
Hades (realm)
primordial void ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Greek cosmogony ⓘ |
| category |
Greek primordial deities
ⓘ
personifications in Greek mythology ⓘ underworld deities ⓘ |
| consort |
Nyx
ⓘ
surface form:
Νύξ (Nyx)
|
| contrastWith |
Aether
ⓘ
surface form:
Αἰθήρ (Aether)
Uranus ⓘ
surface form:
Οὐρανός (Uranus)
Hemera ⓘ
surface form:
Ἡμέρα (Hemera)
|
| cosmicGeneration | Protogenoi ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | primordial force of darkness ⓘ |
| cosmologicalPosition | lies between the world of the living and the underworld ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| domain | underworld ⓘ |
| etymologyRelation | possibly related to words for "darkness" in other Indo-European languages ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| greekName | Ἔρεβος ⓘ |
| latinizedName | Erebus ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | explains origin of light and day through contrast with darkness ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Hesiod ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
surface form:
Theogony
|
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| offspring |
Aether
ⓘ
surface form:
Αἰθήρ (Aether)
Hemera ⓘ
surface form:
Ἡμέρα (Hemera)
|
| offspringWith |
Nyx
ⓘ
surface form:
Νύξ (Nyx)
|
| parent |
Chaos
ⓘ
surface form:
Χάος (Chaos)
|
| personificationOf |
darkness
ⓘ
gloom ⓘ shadow ⓘ |
| realmAssociation | region of darkness between Earth and Hades ⓘ |
| sibling |
Gaia
ⓘ
surface form:
Γαῖα (Gaia)
Nyx ⓘ
surface form:
Νύξ (Nyx)
Tartarus ⓘ
surface form:
Τάρταρος (Tartarus)
Eros (primordial) ⓘ
surface form:
Ἔρως (Eros)
|
| symbolicMeaning |
boundary between life and death
ⓘ
cosmic obscurity ⓘ |
| temporalStatus | primordial and pre-Olympian ⓘ |
| transliteration |
Ἔρεβος (Érebos)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Érebos
|
| typeOfDarkness |
deep darkness
ⓘ
netherworld gloom ⓘ |
| worshipStatus | rarely worshipped as a personal god ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ἔρεβος
this entity surface form:
Érebos