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The Greek god Erebus was the personifcation of darkness whose dark mists enveloped the edges of the world, and filled the deep hollows of the earth. It was Nyx that took a veil of these mists to the upper air and made night possible.
The name Erebos was also used for the dismal, netherworld realm of Haides.
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What is the gate of Erebus?
The Gates to the Underworld in Greek Mythology. Erebus is the god of darkness.
Which is worse tartarus or erebus?
Erebus is another word for the Underworld, Tartarus is a pit in the Underworld, it's also said to be where the Titans are held and evil mortals are punished.
Where in the underworld did Erebus live?
he lives where all the souls lived
What is another name for the Greek underworld?
Hades was a name for both the Underworld and the god who ruled it. The underworld itself was also referred to as Erebus, the Asphodel FieldsElysium or Tartarus- Erebus was the underworld in general. Elysium was a later invention, a paradise for the righteous, the Asphodel Fields were a Greek version of limbo, and Tartarus was an abyss of eternal punishment.
How did Charon become ferryman for dead?
Myth does not say.His name curiously means Fierce Brightness.However he is a son of Nyx and Erebus, who dwell also in the deep region of the Underworld.
