erebus primordial god of darkness

What was Erebus besides being the embodiment of darkness?

• A bright region of the sky

• A dark region of the underworld

• A mountain in Greece

• A river in Egypt

In literature, Erebus is often used as a poetic synonym for which of the following?

• Olympus

• Atlantis

• Hades or Tartarus

• Elysium

Who refers to “the hound of loathed Hades” being brought out from Erebus?

• Virgil

• Homer

• Ovid

• Sophocles

According to the Orphic tradition, who was Erebus's brother?

• Eros

• Chaos

• Zeus

• Apollo

According to Hesiod's Theogony, what was the first entity in the universe?

• Gaea

• Tartarus

• Chaos

• Eros

Who is Gaea in Greek mythology?

• The god of love

• The personification of the earth

• The underworld

• The bright air

What role does Eros play in Greek mythology according to Hesiod?

• The god of the underworld

• The god of love

• The personification of the earth

• The bright air

What did Erebus and Nyx create according to Hesiod?

• Chaos and Eros

• Gaea and Tartarus

• Aether and Hemera

• The underworld and the earth

Who were said to have created Aether and Hemera according to Hesiod?

• Zeus and Hera

• Erebus and Nyx

• Gaea and Uranus

• Apollo and Artemis

Which deity is associated with death, as mentioned in the text?

• Hypnos

• Nemesis

• Thanatos

• Moirai