Deimos
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| '''Deimos''' (''Δεῖμος'' – "''dread''") was the [[personification]] of [[angst]]. | '''Deimos''' (''Δεῖμος'' – "''dread''") was the [[personification]] of [[angst]]. | ||
| - | He was the son of [[Ares]] and [[Aphrodite]]. He, his twin brother [[Phobos (mythology)|Phobos]] and the [[goddess]] [[Enyo]] accompanied Ares into battle, as well as his father's attendants, Trembling, Fear, Dread, and Panic. His [[Roman mythology|Roman]] equivalent was Formido or Metus. | + | He was the son of [[Ares]] and [[Aphrodite]]. He, his twin brother [[Phobos (mythology)|Phobos]] and the [[goddess]] [[Enyo]] accompanied Ares into battle, as well as his father's attendants, Trembling, Fear, Dread, and Panic. His [[Roman mythology|Roman]] equivalent was [[Formido]] or Metus. |
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| - | [[Asaph Hall]], who discovered the moons of [[Mars]], named one [[Deimos (moon)|Deimos]], and the other [[Phobos (moon)|Phobos]]. | + | |
| On the modern [[monument]] to the [[Battle of Thermopylae|battle]] [[Thermopylae|of Thermopylae]], [[Leonidas|Leonidas's]] shield has a representation of Deimos. | On the modern [[monument]] to the [[Battle of Thermopylae|battle]] [[Thermopylae|of Thermopylae]], [[Leonidas|Leonidas's]] shield has a representation of Deimos. | ||
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Deimos was one of the sons of Ares and Aphrodite in Greek mythology.
Deimos (Δεῖμος – "dread") was the personification of angst.
He was the son of Ares and Aphrodite. He, his twin brother Phobos and the goddess Enyo accompanied Ares into battle, as well as his father's attendants, Trembling, Fear, Dread, and Panic. His Roman equivalent was Formido or Metus.
On the modern monument to the battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas's shield has a representation of Deimos.
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