![]() The philosopher Philodemus records that in the work On the Gods by one "Satyros", Erebus is the first of five rulers of the gods, and is succeeded as sovereign by Chaos (though others have suggested this figure may be Eros). The Neoplatonist Damascius attributes to Acusilaus (6th century BC) a cosmogony in which Chaos is the first principle, after which comes Erebus and Night, and from this pair are then born Aether, Eros, and Metis. In the first instance of sexual intercourse, he mates with Nyx, producing Aether and Hemera (Day), the pair of which represent the personified opposites of their parents. In Hesiod's Theogony (late 8th century BC), which the Greeks considered the "standard" account of the origin of the gods, he is the offspring of Chaos, alongside Nyx (Night). In a number of Greek cosmogonies, Erebus is described as one of the first beings to exist. ![]() It derives from the Proto-Indo-European *h₁regʷ-os- ("darkness"), and is cognate with the Sanskrit rájas ("dark (lower) air, dust"), the Armenian erek ("evening"), the Gothic riqis, and the Old Norse røkkr ("dark, dust"). The meaning of the word Erebos ( Ἔρεβος) is "darkness" or "gloom", referring to that of the Underworld. The name "Erebus" is also used to refer either to the darkness of the Underworld, the Underworld itself, or the region through which souls pass to reach Hades, and can sometimes be used as a synonym for Tartarus or Hades. In genealogies given by Roman authors, he begets a large progeny of personifications upon Nox (the Roman equivalent of Nyx), while in an Orphic theogony he is the offspring of Chronos (Time). In Hesiod's Theogony, he is the offspring of Chaos, and the father of Aether and Hemera (Day) by Nyx (Night) in other Greek cosmogonies, he is the father of Aether, Eros, and Metis, or the first ruler of the gods. info under CC BY 3.In Greek mythology, Erebus ( / ˈ ɛr ə b ə s/ Ancient Greek: Ἔρεβος, romanized: Érebos, lit.'"darkness, gloom"'), or Erebos, is the personification of darkness. Some scripture references/categories courtesy of Open Bible. If a verse or topic does not belong, please contact us. Topics and verses are auto-generated from user searches. Micah 7:2 - The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood they hunt every man his brother with a net. Acts 15:28-29 - For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things (Read More.) Ephesians 6:12 - For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (Read More.) Deuteronomy 32:17 - They sacrificed unto devils, not to God to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. Proverbs 30:11-18 - There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. Revelation 9:8 - And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. Revelation 17:6 - And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. Deuteronomy 12:23 - Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. 1 Chronicles 11:19 - And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Joel 1:6 - For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion. ![]() (Read More.) Revelation 16:6 - For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink for they are worthy. Leviticus 17:10-14 - And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. Proverbs 30:14 - There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
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