Erebos/Definition

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Erebos [r]: From Greek mythology, one of the earliest gods, according to the Theogony of Hesiod. This god was the child of Chaos and embodies the "gloomy darkness of Tartaros". Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.