1
: a personification of darkness in Greek mythology
2
: a place of darkness in the underworld on the way to Hades
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In 2021, Stenton and Keenleyside had identified one of the skulls as belonging to John Gregory, an engineer on HMS Erebus, by matching DNA extracted from remains with the DNA of a living relative.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased at the site or at Erebus Haunted Attraction.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024
Canada’s national parks service and the Inuit communities found the final resting place of the HMS Erebus in 2014 and the HMS Terror in 2016.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
In 2021, a team extracted DNA from a skull and identified John Gregory, an engineer aboard the HMS Erebus.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
During the voyage, the expedition’s two ships, the HMS Terror led by Francis Crozier and the HMS Erebus led by Fitzjames, became trapped in sea ice, stranding 129 men.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 25 Sep. 2024
The film is an Erebus Pictures and Sky production, in association with Lunapark Pictures and Fortune Films.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
Helen Simmons and Stephanie Aspin are producing for Erebus Pictures.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
The feature is further produced by Delaval Film, Erebus Pictures, and Anti-Worlds with financing from the BFI.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased at the site or at Erebus Haunted Attraction.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024
Canada’s national parks service and the Inuit communities found the final resting place of the HMS Erebus in 2014 and the HMS Terror in 2016.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
In 2021, a team extracted DNA from a skull and identified John Gregory, an engineer aboard the HMS Erebus.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
During the voyage, the expedition’s two ships, the HMS Terror led by Francis Crozier and the HMS Erebus led by Fitzjames, became trapped in sea ice, stranding 129 men.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 25 Sep. 2024
The film is an Erebus Pictures and Sky production, in association with Lunapark Pictures and Fortune Films.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
Helen Simmons and Stephanie Aspin are producing for Erebus Pictures.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
The feature is further produced by Delaval Film, Erebus Pictures, and Anti-Worlds with financing from the BFI.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Erebus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Erebus. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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