Phobos (Fear)
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Phobos (Fear) is the Greek personification of terror and panic, often depicted accompanying Ares in battle.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phobos | 3 |
| Phobos (mythology) | 3 |
| Phobos (Fear) canonical | 1 |
| Phobos (mythology) in descriptions of Ares’ chariot | 1 |
| Phobos from Greek mythology | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1014820 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phobos (Fear) Context triple: [Ares, parentOfPersonification, Phobos (Fear)]
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A.
Phobos
Phobos is the larger and innermost of Mars’s two small, irregularly shaped moons, known for its rapid orbit and heavily cratered surface.
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B.
Deimos
Deimos is the smaller and outermost of Mars's two irregularly shaped moons, known for its dark, cratered surface and low gravity.
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C.
Dysnomia
Dysnomia is the small natural satellite of the distant dwarf planet Eris in the outer Solar System.
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D.
Eos
Eos is the Greek goddess of the dawn, known for bringing the first light of day and often depicted with rosy fingers or golden wings.
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E.
Asterope
Asterope is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology associated with tending the gods’ blissful garden and its golden apples.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phobos (Fear) Target entity description: Phobos (Fear) is the Greek personification of terror and panic, often depicted accompanying Ares in battle.
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A.
Phobos
Phobos is the larger and innermost of Mars’s two small, irregularly shaped moons, known for its rapid orbit and heavily cratered surface.
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B.
Deimos
Deimos is the smaller and outermost of Mars's two irregularly shaped moons, known for its dark, cratered surface and low gravity.
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C.
Dysnomia
Dysnomia is the small natural satellite of the distant dwarf planet Eris in the outer Solar System.
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D.
Eos
Eos is the Greek goddess of the dawn, known for bringing the first light of day and often depicted with rosy fingers or golden wings.
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E.
Asterope
Asterope is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology associated with tending the gods’ blissful garden and its golden apples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek deity
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| accompanies | Ares ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homeric tradition
ⓘ
later Greek literature ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | phobia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ares
ⓘ
Deimos ⓘ Homer ⓘ |
| category |
Greek war deities
ⓘ
personifications in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| domain |
battle
ⓘ
warfare ⓘ |
| etymology | Greek word for fear ⓘ |
| father | Ares ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| greekName | Φόβος ⓘ |
| influencedTerm | astronomical name Phobos ⓘ |
| mother | Aphrodite ⓘ |
| mythologicalFunction | embodiment of the fear experienced in combat ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedWith |
Ares
ⓘ
Deimos ⓘ |
| parentageTradition | son of Ares and Aphrodite ⓘ |
| personificationOf |
fear
ⓘ
panic ⓘ terror ⓘ |
| roleInMythology |
causes panic on the battlefield
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inspires fear in warriors ⓘ |
| romanEquivalent | Metus ⓘ |
| sibling |
Adrestia
ⓘ
Anteros ⓘ Deimos ⓘ Eros ⓘ
linked to:
Eros (primordial)
Erotes ⓘ Harmonia ⓘ
linked to:
Ἁρμονία
|
| symbolism |
psychological fear
ⓘ
terror of war ⓘ |
| typeOfDeity | daimon ⓘ |
| worship | minor cult presence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phobos (Fear) Description of subject: Phobos (Fear) is the Greek personification of terror and panic, often depicted accompanying Ares in battle.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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