Mar 9, 2023 · Erebus may be synonymous with Skotos (“Darkness”), who features in a cosmogonic poem by Alcman. Attributes. Erebus was associated primarily with darkness, …

Mar 10, 2023 · 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 …

Mar 9, 2023 · 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 …

Nov 29, 2022 · 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 …

Mar 9, 2023 · The Erinyes (“Furies”) were terrifying sisters who acted as goddesses of vengeance and retribution. From their grim home in the Underworld, the Erinyes punished crimes that …

Sep 7, 2023 · 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 …

Mar 9, 2023 · 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 …

Mar 9, 2023 · 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 …

Mar 8, 2023 · Nemesis, daughter of Nyx, was the divine personification of retribution. Often imagined as a beautiful goddess wielding the scales and rod of justice, Nemesis was known …

Sep 19, 2023 · 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. …