Some sources state that Dolos (the daimon of trickery), Oizys (goddess of grief), Oneiroi (personifications of dreams), Momus (personification of satire and mockery), Eris (goddess of strife) and Philotes (goddess of affection) were also his offspring. Nemesis – the goddess of revenge and divine retributionĭifferent sources state varying numbers of Erebus’ children that differ to the list mentioned above.Styx – the goddess of the River Styx in the Underworld.Charon – the ferryman whose duty it was to carry the souls of the deceased over the Rivers Acheron and Styx into the Underworld.They were also known as the ‘Nymphs of the West’, the ‘Daughters of the Evening’ or the Atlantides. Hesperides – the nymphs of the evening and the golden light of sunsets.There were three Moirai – Lachesis, Clotho and Atropos. The Moirai – the goddesses of destiny.Aether – the god of light and the upper sky.He had several siblings including Gaia, (the personification of the earth), Eros (the god of love), Tartarus (the god of the underworld) and Nyx (the goddess of the night).Įrebus married his sister Nyx and the pair had a number of children who were also primordial deities with important roles in Greek mythology.
Erebus’ OriginsĪccording to Hesiod’s Theogony, Erebus (or Erebos), was born of Chaos, the first of the primeval gods preceding the universe.
However, he did father several other primordial deities who became famous in Greek mythological tradition and literature. Due to this, not much is known about him. He was a primordial god, identified as one of the first five in existence.Įrebus never appeared in any myths of his own nor of others. In Greek mythology, Erebus was the personification of darkness and the shadows.
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