EREBUS  , in See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek See also:

• MYTHOLOGY

mythology, son (according to See also:

• HESIOD

Hesiod, Theog . 123) of See also:

• CHAOS

Chaos, and See also:

• FATHER

father of See also:

• AETHER, or ETHER (Gr. deli p, probably from caeca, I burn, though Plato in his Cratylus (410 B)

Aether (upper See also:

• AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ")
• AIR, or ASBEN

air) and Hemera (See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day) by his See also:

• SISTER

sister Nyx (See also:

• NIGHT

night) . The word, which signifies darkness, is in See also:

• HOMER, WINSLOW (1836-191o)

Homer the gloomy subterranean region through which the departed shades pass into Hades . The entrance to it was in the extreme See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west, on the See also:

• BORDERS, THE

borders of Ocean, in the mythical See also:

• LAND

land of the Cimmerians . It is to be distinguished from See also:

• TARTARUS

Tartarus, the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of See also:

• PUNISHMENT (from Lat. punire, to punish, from poena, punishment, Gr. 7rocvil)

punishment for the wicked .