Deimos (mythology)


In Greek mythology, Deimos (Δεῖμος – "dread") was the personification of dread.

His name was originally spelled Deimus, and he was the son of Ares and Aphrodite. He, his twin brother Phobos (originally Phobus) 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.

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's shield has a representation of Deimos.


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