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u'\u201c\u2026staring backwards with eyes that glowed with fire. His mouth was full of teeth in a white row, fearful and daunting\u2026\u201d \u201c\u2026eager to plunge amidst the fighting men,\u201d

Phobos (Ancient Greek \u03a6\u03cc\u03b2\u03bf\u03c2, "Fear") is the embodiment of fear and horror in Greek mythology. He is the offspring of Ares and Aphrodite. He was known for accompanying Ares into battle along with his brother, Deimos, the goddess Enyo, and his father\u2019s attendants.

Those who worshiped Phobos often made bloody sacrifices in his name. In Seven Against Thebes by Aeschylus, the seven warriors slaughter a bull over a black shield and then \u201ctouching the bull\u2019s gore with their hands they swore an oath by \u2026 Phobos who delights in blood\u2026\u201d(Atsma). Ares\u2019s son, Kyknos, \u201cbeheaded strangers who came along in order to build a temple to Phobos (fear) from the skulls\u201d (Atsma).'