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    PhobosGreek mythological god
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    Phobos (mythology) - Wikipedia
    AbodesMount Olympus
    ParentsAres and Aphrodite
    SiblingsErotes, Deimos, Phlegyas, Harmonia, Enyalios, Thrax, Oenomaus, and Amazons
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    Mythology

    In Hesiod's Theogony, Phobos is the son of Ares and Aphrodite, and the sibling of Deimos and Harmonia. He mainly appears in an assistant role to his father and causes disorder in battle. In the Iliad, he accompani… See more

    Depictions

    Hesiod depicts Phobos on the shield of Heracles as "…staring backwards with eyes that glowed with fire. His mouth was full of teeth in a white row, fearful and daunting…"
    Phobos often is depicted as having a lion's or lion-like … See more

    Worship

    Plutarch makes reference to a shrine to Phobos at Sparta, in addition to shrines dedicated to Death (Thanatos) and Laughter (Gelos), and he claimed that the Spartans honoured fear as a positive force that held th… See more

    The Iliad

    There are many places within the Iliad, where Homer mentions the presence of Phobos and Deimos. Some references are:
    Homer, Iliad 11. 36 ff:"[The shield of Agamemnon:] And he took up the man-enclosing e… See more

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