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Both were discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall in August 1877 [3] and are named after the Greek mythological twin characters Phobos (fear and panic) and Deimos (terror and dread) who accompanied their father Ares (Mars in Roman mythology, hence the name of the planet) into battle.
On Mars, there is also the Olympus Mons, the largest volcano of the planet, referring to Mount Olympus or Olympos in Greek, the mountain of the gods in the Greek mythology. Planet Venus also has its volcano, named Rhea Mons , after Rhea or Rea , the mother of Zeus, daughter of Uranus and Gaia.
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. In Greek mythology, Mars is known as Ares . Ares is the god of war and is often portrayed as a young man with a muscular build.
Hall named Mars' moons for the mythological sons of Ares, the Greek counterpart of the Roman god, Mars. Deimos, whose name means dread, is the brother of Phobos.
The moon is named after Deimos, a figure representing dread in Greek mythology. [11] The name was suggested by academic Henry Madan, who drew from Book XV of the Iliad, where Ares (Greek counterpart of the Roman god Mars) summons Dread (Deimos) and Fear . [18]
15 sie 2022 · The names of Mars’ moons. Asaph Hall named Martian moons after the Greek mythological twins — Phobos, the god of fear and panic, and Deimos, the god of terror and dread. Phobos and Deimos were sons of Ares, the Greek god of war. To Romans, Ares was known as Mars.
2 lip 2022 · Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars. Image Credit: Explanation: This moon is doomed. Mars, the red planet named for the Roman god of war, has two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, whose names are derived from the Greek for Fear and Panic.
