Phobetor

English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Φοβητωρ (Phobētōr, “frightening”).

Proper noun

Phobetor

(Greek mythology) The god and personification of nightmares; a son of Hypnos and Pasithea, or Nyx and Erebus.

Coordinate terms

(sons of Hypnos): Morpheus (dreams), Phantasos (inanimate objects in prophetic dreams), Ikelos (people in prophetic dreams)
(gods of fear): Phobos (fear), Deimos (terror), Pan (panic)

Translations

Greek god of nightmares

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