Phobos (mythology) of Cypselus on the shield of Agamemnon. American astronomer Asaph Hall named a satellite of the planet Mars, "Phobos", which he discovered along with the second Mars satellite, "Deimos", in 1877. Phobos is the larger of the two satellites. The word "phobia" derives from "phobos", (Φόβος), meaning fear. The two brothers Deimos and Phobos were particularly worshipped in the city state of "Sparta" as they were the sons of Ares, the god of war. Phobos in Greek literally means "fear" (). Spartan soldiers would idolize Phobos, because he symbolized discipline, and consistency of the armed forces. Because Phobos and Deimos
Phobos (audio drama) Phobos (audio drama) Phobos is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions and was broadcast on BBC 7 on 28 January 2007. The Doctor and Lucie land on Phobos, the moon of Mars, which has become popular with extreme sports fans in the future, due to a wormhole on the surface which is used for bungee jumping. The Doctor and Lucie listen to Kai Tobias's stories of monsters on the surface, although no-one takes him seriously. Later the monsters from Tobias's stories appear and