Deimos (mythology)
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2012) |
In Greek mythology, Deimos (Ancient Greek: Δεῖμος, pronounced [dêːmos], meaning "dread") was the personification of terror.
He was the son of Ares and Aphrodite. He is the twin brother of Phobos and the goddess Enyo who accompanied Ares into battle, as well as his father's attendants, Trembling, Fear, Dread and Panic. Deimos is more of a personification and an abstraction of the sheer terror that is brought by war and he never appeared as an actual character in any story in Greek Mythology. His Roman equivalent was Formido or Metus.
Asaph Hall, who discovered the moons of Mars, named one Deimos, and the other Phobos.
On the modern monument to the battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas' shield has a representation of Deimos.
Deimos and Phobos in Sparta [edit]
The two brothers Deimos and Phobos were particularly worshiped in the city state of Sparta as they were the sons of Ares, the god of war.
Story Appearances [edit]
One known appearance was in The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan. In the Demigod Files, Deimos and his brother Phobos (God of Terror and Fear), was the half-brother of Clarisse La Rue, a demigod child of Ares. Deimos stole her chariot, and tried to cause mass panic to delay them, such as send a sea serpent to attack the ferry they were riding, or shooting a cannon into the aquarium.
References [edit]
Demigod Files by Rick Riordan
 |
This article relating to a Greek deity is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
