In Greek mythology, Phobetor ("frightening") was a son of Hypnos and one of the Oneiroi. He was the personification of nightmares and appeared in dreams in the form of animals or monsters. He was also refered to as "Icelus". Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... In Greek mythology, the personification of sleep (The Roman equivalent was known as Somnus). ... In Greek mythology, the Oneiroi were the sons of Hypnos, the god of sleep. ...
Ovid XI, 640. Engraved frontispiece of George Sandyss 1632 London edition of Publius Ovidius Naso (Sulmona, March 20, 43 BC â Tomis, now Constanta AD 17) Roman poet known to the English-speaking world as Ovid, wrote on topics of love, abandoned women, and mythological transformations. ...
Phobetor can go into the darkest corners of the mind, collecting memories and fears, weaknesses and fault lines to exploit and spin back as nightmares.
Phobetor can still shape and weave nightmares, though the number of dreams he can control has decreased phenomenally; where once he controlled the world, now he is limited to approximately the city around him, and he can only do this while Day is asleep.
And so when the spell took hold, Phobetor was right where he was supposed to be, in the middle of crafting a particularly detailed wolf to give to a seven year old girl.
Phobetor (meaning "frightening"; Phobetor was a Greek God who personified of the various types of people and beasts in dreams) was a pterosaur that lived during the early Cretaceous period.
Phobetor had a wingspan of about 4.9 feet (1.5 m) long.
The name "Phobetor" is preoccupied by a fish, so the name of this pterodactyloid will have to change soon.