Erebo/Erebus

Erebo

Erebo (in greco antico: Ἔρεβος, Érebos, cioè "tenebre") è una figura presente nei miti della religione greca.
Divinità ancestrale, figlio di Caos e (in alcune versioni) di Caligine e fratello della Notte, è la personificazione dell'oscurità, e con il termine "Erebo" infatti si possono indicare anche gli Inferi. Con la sorella generò Emera (personificazione del giorno) ed Etere (personificazione del cielo più alto, dove c'è la luce pura), Ipno (dio del sonno) e anche Caronte. Oltre a questi, Erebo generò con la Notte anche le tre Moire, ovvero Cloto, la tessitrice del filo della vita degli uomini, Lachesi, la misuratrice del filo stesso e per ultima la più temibile (Atropo), colei che recide il filo.
Questo mito simbolizza, secondo i filosofi antichi, la manifestazione del cosmo a partire dal caos o essenza immanifesta. La luce dell'etere e del giorno è il Logos; essendo il Caos l'ombra del principio supremo, la luce è il principio spirituale, sua prima manifestazione.
È considerato una divinità primordiale in quanto nacque dall'unione tra le Tenebre e il Caos e dal momento che non esisteva ancora né la Luna né il Sole, i genitori procrearono anche il Giorno e la Notte. Dato che è la personificazione dell'oscurità, con il termine Erebo si possono indicare anche gli Inferi. Fu una divinità particolarmente prolifica, infatti dalla sua unione con sua sorella Notte nacquero il Fato, l'Aria, la Vecchiaia, la Morte, l'Assassinio, la Continenza, il Sonno, i Sogni, la Discordia, la Miseria, l'Ira, l'Amore, la Nemesi, la Gioia, l'Amicizia, la Pietà, le tre Esperidi, Caronte e le tre Moire: Cloto, Lachesi e Atropo.

Astrazioni

Oltre ad Etere e ad Emera, Erebo ebbe dalla Notte altri figli: non si trattava di vere e proprie divinità, ma di personificazioni di astrazioni, fra cui si annoverano:

• Thanatos, la morte
• Hypnos, il sonno, gemello di Thanatos
• Oneiros, il sogno
• Momo, il biasimo, cacciato dall'Olimpo per aver criticato aspramente Zeus e la Tenerezza
• Nemesi, la vendetta
• Moros, il destino
• Geras, la vecchiaia
• Apate, l'inganno
• Eris, la discordia
• Ker, la morte violenta
• Oizys, la miseria
• Philotes, l'amicizia

Inoltre anche le tre Esperidi erano figlie di Erebo e Notte.

Influenza culturale

All'Erebo sono intitolati gli Erebus Montes su Marte

God Erebus and Goddess Nyx

Erebus

In Greek mythology, Erebus /ˈɛrɪbəs, -əb-/, also Erebos (Ancient Greek: Ἔρεβος, Érebos, "deep darkness, shadow" or "covered"), was often conceived as a primordial deity, representing the personification of darkness; for instance, Hesiod's Theogony identifies him as one of the first five beings in existence, born of Chaos.

Etymology

The perceived meaning of Erebus is "darkness"; the first recorded instance of it was "place of darkness between earth and Hades". The name Ἔρεβος itself originates from PIE *h₁regʷ-es/os- "darkness" (cf. Sanskrit rájas, Gothic riqis, Old Norse røkkr).

Mythology

According to the Greek oral poet Hesiod's Theogony, Erebus is the offspring of Chaos, and brother to Nyx:

"From Chaos came forth Erebus and black Night (Nyx); but of Night were born Aether and Day (Hemera), whom she conceived and bore from union in love with Erebus."

Erebus features little in Greek mythological tradition and literature, but is said to have fathered several other deities with Nyx; depending on the source of the mythology, this union includes Aether, Hemera, the Hesperides, Hypnos, the Moirai, Geras, Styx, Charon, Nemesis and Thanatos.
In Greek literature, the name Erebus is also used as a region of the Greek underworld where the dead pass immediately after dying, and is sometimes used interchangeably with Tartarus.

Hesiod, Theogony 514 ff(Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) :

"Zeus struck him [the Titan Menoitios (Menoetius)] with a lurid thunderbolt and sent him down to Erebos (Erebus)."

Hesiod, Theogony 669 ff :

"[The Hekatonkheires (Hecatoncheires)] whom Zeus brought up to the light from Erebos (Erebus) beneath the earth."

Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 408(Greek epic C7th or 6th B.C.) :

"[Hermes came] bidding me [Persephone] come back from Erebos (Erebus)."

Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy 12. 417 ff(Greek epic C4th A.D.) :

"Rose Eos (the dawn), and thrust back kindly Nyx (Night) to Erebos (Erebus)."

Ovid, Metamorphoses 10. 403:(Roman Epic)

"She [the witch Kirke (Circe)] . . . out of Erebos (Darkness) and Chaos (Gloomy Air) called Nox (Night) [Nyx] and the Gods of Night (Di Nocti) and poured a prayer with long-drawn wailing cries to Hecate."

Ephitets

Σκοτος;Skotos;Darkness (skotos)

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Darkness is Erebus.

 Mount Erebus: Here comes Hell

Fortunately for us modern humans, we don't have to die to get to Erebus. On my research, I found a real actual place on earth named Erebus! Yes, Mount Erebus is an active volcano located on the icy territory of Antarctica. And please let me quote this from National Geographic:

We’ve come to one of the coldest spots on Earth to search for beings that thrive in blistering heat. In a place with full daylight for four months, we’re seeking life that dwells in utter darkness. Welcome to the topsy-turvy world of Antarctica’s Mt. Erebus.

However, I wouldn't recommend visiting this one (Unless you're a real expert on volcanology, and you can pay the money to go to Antarctica).

 As it shows, Erebus, like its namesake, is also no fit for living beings. Like its mythical counterpart, visiting Mount Erebus unarmed would only lead you to one destination – the land of the DEAD.

Erebus

 

SMITE - Erebus, God of Darkness by Kaiology

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Erebus (Greek): The offspring of Chaos, brother & husband to Nyx their union produced Aether, Hemera, the Hesperides, Hypnos, the Moirai, Geras, Styx,

Erebus/God of Darkness/ˈɛrəbəs/ Greek: Ἔρεβος, "deep darkness, shadow"

"That which we foolishly call truth, is only a small island in a vast sea of the unknown. For Man to truly flourish he must willing to abandon the ever shrinking island of such petty 'truth' and surrender himself to the reality of that which is beyond"

— Erebus, First Chaplain of the Legio Astartes Word Bearers (attrb.)

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  “Such a naughty, rude birdie... Rude now, and rude long ago... but still, very interesting...”
    —Mysterious Stranger, Tangled Web of Fate 

Greek Primordial Erebus God of Darkness by AnarchyTwisted500

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Greek Mythology: Story of Erebus - YouTube

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Greek Mythology: Story of Erebus

Erebus - God of Darkness - YouTube

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Erebus - God of Darkness

 God of Shadow and Darkness

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Chthonic Erebus 

"For what they all seem to seek is to wage war, and endless desperate, blood-stained struggles. Things quite close to crying loudly. I do not think they desire those things at all. On the contrary: all of this is their way of shouting and begging for death." — Erebus while destroying the high ruler  

Erebus, God of Darkness: A Superhero Nobody wanted by Jasbir030389

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Erebus by VongolaPrimo1

   Erebus' Darkness

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"For what they all seem to seek is to wage war, and endless desperate, blood-stained struggles. Things quite close to crying loudly. I do not think they desire those things at all. On the contrary: all of this is their way of shouting and begging for death." — Erebus while destroying the high ruler

 

Erebus Montes edge of hills, as seen by hirise. Scale bar is 1 km long. Image was taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's HiRISE. The HiRISE camera was built by Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation and is operated by the University of Arizona. Image courtesy NASA/JPL/University of Arizona.

Jim Secosky modified nasa image

 Mappa topografica di Marte. Proiezione equirettangolare. Area rappresentata: 90°N-90°S; 180°W-180°E.

NASA, USGS et Who killed Bambi ? pour les retouches. - MOLA Shaded Relief & Viking.

Carte de Mars reconstituée à partir des mesures de Mars Global Surveyor (MOLA) et des observations de Viking.