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Erebus
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Erebus

In Greek mythology, the god of darkness; also the intermediate subterranean region between upper Earth and Hades through which the spirits (shades) passed.

Erebus was the son of primordial Chaos, and father of the Upper Air (Aether), Day (Hemera), and the underworld ferryman Charon by his sister Night (Nyx). In various traditions the Fates (Moirai) and the Furies (Erinyes) were also their daughters.



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