Along with her brother Aether, Hemera spread the first light across the sky. Next, they birthed Hemera, the goddess of the day. Their first child was Aether, the god of light and air, who filled the space between the primordial gods Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth). Together, Erebus and Nyx made more primordial deities that came to found the universe. In the beginning of Greek mythology, Erebus wrapped the newly formed universe in complete darkness, before beginning to introduce elements of light, air and life.Įrebus and Nyx Had Several Children Who Breathed Life into the Universe Bertel Thorvaldsen, Nyx (Night), roundel, 1900, image courtesy of the V&A Museum, London In many myths, Erebus and Nyx were inseparable, complementing one another in their mysterious, shady activities. Erebus was the personification of deep darkness, where no light was allowed in. Primordial gods differed from the later Greek deities, as they had no human form, instead existing as a spiritual mass of swirling energy. Their brothers and sisters included Gaea (earth), Uranus (heaven), Tartarus (underworld) and Eros (love). These primordial gods were born in complementing pairs, and Erebus emerged at the same time as his sister Nyx, the goddess of night. Erebus Is a Primordial Deity Representing Darkness Erebus, Greek god of darkness, image courtesy of HablemosĮrebus was born as a primordial deity, or one of the first gods to emerge out of the swirling mass of Chaos.
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