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en-wikipedia-org-618		Erebus - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2396	909	59	Personification of darkness in Greek mythology Offspring Thanatos, Apate, Aether, Hemera, Hypnos, the Keres, Moros, the Moirai, the Hesperides, Dolos, Nemesis, Oizys, Oneiroi, Momus, Philotes, Eris, Geras In Greek mythology, Erebus (/ˈɛrɪbəs/),[1] (Ancient Greek: Ἔρεβος, Érebos, "deep darkness, shadow"[2] or "covered"[3]), 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.[4] According to the Greek oral poet Hesiod's Theogony, Erebus is the offspring of Chaos, and brother to Nyx: 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.[7] Ancient Greek deities by affiliation Ancient Greek religion and mythology Greek primordial deities Hidden categories: Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-618.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-618.txt