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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Deimos''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|aɪ|m|ɒ|s}}<ref>Beekes, s.v. δεῖμα, pp. 309&ndash;10.</ref> {{IPA|el|dêːmos|pron}}) is the personification of fear.<ref>''Brill's New Pauly'', s.v. Deimos.</ref> He is the son of [[Ares]] and [[Aphrodite]], and the brother of [[Phobos (mythology)|Phobos]]. Deimos served to represent the feelings of dread and terror that befell those before a battle, while Phobos personified feelings of fear and panic in the midst of battle.

== Genealogy ==

In [[Hesiod]]'s ''[[Theogony]]'', Deimos is the son of [[Ares]] and Cytherea ([[Aphrodite]]), and the sibling of [[Phobos (mythology)|Phobos]] and [[Harmonia]].<ref>Gantz, p. 80; [[Hesiod]], ''[[Theogony]],'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0130%3Acard%3D901 933].</ref> According to the Greek antiquarian Semus of [[Delos]], Deimos is the father of the monster [[Scylla]].<ref>''Brill's New Pauly'', s.v. Deimos; ''[[FGrHist]]'' 396 F22.</ref>