n. (希腊神话中)阳间与阴间当中的黑暗界

[ noun ]
(Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
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Erebus \Er"e*bus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. (Greek Myth.) A place of nether darkness, being the gloomy
space through which the souls passed to Hades. See
Milton's ``Paradise Lost,'' Book II., line 883.

2. (Greek Myth.) The son of Chaos and brother of {Nox}, who
dwelt in Erebus.

To the infernal deep, with Erebus and tortures vile.
--Shak.