Who Is Phobos? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Phobos is a In the Public Domain comic book character, with over 108 comic issue appearances. Phobos is the personification of fear in Greek mythology. Phobos was the son of Ares and Aphrodite, but does not have a distinct role in mythology outside of being his father's attendant.

Who is Phobos?

In Classical Greek mythology, Phobos is more of a personification of the fear brought by war and does not appear as a character in any myths. In Roman mythology, he has also been referred to as Pavor or Terror. Mythology Phobos was the son of Ares and Aphrodite . He mainly appears in an assistant role to his father who causes disorder in armies and does not appear as an independent figure in mythology. In the Iliad , he accompanied his father Ares into battle along with the Goddess of Discord Eris and his twin brother Deimos (terror). In Shield of Herakles , Phobos and Deimos accompany Ares into battle and remove him from the field once he is injured by Herakles . In Nonnus' Dionysiaca , Zeus arms Phobos with lightning and Deimos with thunder to frighten Typhon . Later in the work, Phobos and Deimos act as Ares's charioteers to battle Dionysus during his war against the Indians.

Key facts

Phobos is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "Return to Paradise Island!". The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 108 recorded issue appearances, Phobos ranks among the most featured characters in comics.