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- Erebus - Mythopedia
Erebus may be synonymous with Skotos (“Darkness”), who features in a cosmogonic poem by Alcman Attributes Erebus was associated primarily with darkness, especially the darkness of the Underworld Indeed, Erebus’ name was often used as a term for the Underworld, more or less interchangeable with Hades or Tartarus Family
- Aether – Mythopedia
In the standard tradition, Aether was the child of Erebus and Nyx, two of the primordial gods born from Chaos, the first being of creation Erebus was the personification of darkness, Nyx of night But there were other versions of Aether’s parentage too, with the Roman mythographer Hyginus making him the child of Chaos and Caligo (“Mist”)
- Nyx - Mythopedia
Along with her brother-consort Erebus, she inhabited the dark recesses of the Underworld An immensely powerful being, she was respected and feared even by Zeus In the common tradition, Nyx was a child of Chaos, the first entity of creation She had numerous children, both with Erebus as well as on her own (that is, without the help of a consort)
- Greek Primordial Gods - Mythopedia
The Greek primordial gods were the first beings to populate the cosmos and gave birth to all the subsequent gods, creatures, and mortals of Greek mythology Two of these primordial gods, Gaia and Uranus, were the parents of the Titans and the grandparents of the Olympians
- Tartarus – Mythopedia
Though technically a distinct part of the Underworld, the name “Tartarus” was sometimes used interchangeably with other names for the Underworld, such as “Hades” or “Erebus ” Titles and Epithets The darkness of Tartarus was sometimes emphasized through its epithets, which included words like ēeroeis, “murky ” Attributes
- Eris - Mythopedia
Hyginus or “Pseudo-Hyginus” (first century CE) also outlined her genealogy in his Fabulae, making her a daughter of Erebus and Nyx Other Eris continued to appear in texts throughout the Byzantine period, the Middle Ages, and beyond, down to the Discordian scriptures of today For further references, see the notes
- Chaos – Mythopedia
At the beginning there was only Chaos, Night, dark Erebus, and deep Tartarus Earth, the air and heaven had no existence Firstly, blackwinged Night laid a germless egg in the bosom of the infinite deeps of Erebus, and from this, after the revolution of long ages, sprang the graceful Eros with his glittering golden wings, swift as the
- Hesperides – Mythopedia
The Hesperides—daughters of Nyx and Erebus or, in later traditions, of Atlas and Hesperis—were Greek sky goddesses who were represented as beautiful young nymphs They were associated with the evening and the West and served as the guardians of the golden apples that Hera had received from Gaia as a wedding gift
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