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Phobia -Origin

The word phobia comes from the Greek: φόβος (phóbos), meaning “aversion”, “fear” or “morbid fear”. The regular system for naming specific phobias to use prefix based on a Greek word for the object of the fear, plus the suffix –phobia.

Phobos was the son of Ares and Aphrodite, but does not have a distinct role in mythology outside of being his father’s attendant.

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.

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