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Erebus
also: Erebus
The darkness of the underworld; 'the queen of Erebus' is Proserpina, who transforms Ascalaphus.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §5.118 the queen of Erebus
Proserpina as mistress of the dark underworld (Erebus); she turns the informer Ascalaphus into an owl.
- Metamorphoses §10.288 Erebus
Erebus, the darkness of the underworld; 'the gods of Erebus' are its powers.