FACTOID # 18: Sick of crowds? Move to Greenland! Greenlanders have 38 square kilometres of land per person.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Encyclopedia > Deimos (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Deimos ("dread") was the personification of dread. He was the son of Ares and Aphrodite. He, his brother Phobos, and the goddess Enyo accompanied Ares into battle, as well as his father's attendants, Trembling and Panic. His Roman equivalent was Formido or Metus. Asaph Hall, who discovered the moons of Mars, named one Deimos, and the other Phobos. // Greek mythology consists in part in a large collection of narratives that explain the origins of the world and detail the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines. ... Personification is a term used in literary criticism to name the figure of speech which involves directly speaking of an inanimate object, or an abstract concept, as if were a living entity, often one with specifically human attributes. ... In Greek mythology, Ares (battle strife; in Greek, ????)[1] is the god of war and son of Zeus (king of the gods) and Hera. ... Birth of Venus (a. ... In Greek mythology, Phobos (fright) was the personification of fear and horror. ... In Greek mythology, Enyo (horror) was an ancient goddess known by the epithet Waster of Cities and frequently depicted as being covered in blood and carrying weapons of war. ... Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... Asaph Hall (October 15, 1829 – November 22, 1907) was an American astronomer who is most famous for having discovered the moons of Mars (namely Deimos and Phobos) in 1877. ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... Deimos (IPA or ; Greek Δείμος: Dread), is the smaller and outermost of Mars’ two moons, named after Deimos from Greek Mythology. ... Phobos (IPA , Greek Φόβος: Fright), is the larger and innermost of Mars two moons, and is named after Phobos, son of Ares (Mars) from Greek Mythology. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Encyclopedia Mythica: The celestial bodies (1607 words)
In Greek mythology Ananke was the personification of unalterable necessity, or fate.
In Greek mythology Tethys was the personification of the fertile ocean; wife of Oceanus.
In Greek mythology Dysnomia is a daughter of Eris and a daemon of lawlessness.
Welcome to the Planets Version (2887 words)
Deimos -- In Greek mythology, a son of Ares (Mars) who, with brother Phobos, was a constant companion to his father.
Iapetus -- In Greek mythology, a son of Uranus and Gaea.
In Greek mythology, god of the sky, mate of the goddess of the Earth, and father of the Titans.
  More results at FactBites »


 
 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms, 1022, m