Phobos (mythology)
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Not to be confused with Phoebus, an epithet of the Greek god Apollo.
Phobos (Ancient Greek: Φόβος, lit. 'flight, fright',[1] pronounced [pʰóbos], Latin: Phobus) is the god and personification of fear and panic in Greek mythology. Phobos was the son of Ares and Aphrodite, and the brother of Deimos. He does not have a major role in mythology outside of being his father's attendant.[2]
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Phobos | |
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Personification of fear | |
Abodes | Mount Olympus |
Personal information | |
Parents | Ares and Aphrodite |
Siblings | Erotes, Deimos, Phlegyas, Harmonia, Enyalios, Thrax, Oenomaus, and Amazons |
Equivalents | |
Roman equivalent | Pavor or Terror |
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In Classical Greek mythology, Phobos exists as both the god of and personification of the fear brought by war.[3]
His name is transliterated in Latin as Phobus, but his counterpart in Roman mythology is Pavor or Terror.[citation needed]