# Erebus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛɹəbəs/ · frequency rank #53,522

## Definitions
1. One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos.
2. The dark and gloomy cavern between the earth and Hades; the underworld.
3. Ellipsis of Mount Erebus, a volcano in Antarctica, named after HMS Erebus.

## Etymology
From Latin Erebus. Doublet of rajas.
[Alt: Mount Erebus]

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/erebus