Stygiophobia
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Stygiophobia is the fear of Hell
. The word is derived from the Greek words Stygios meaning hell, which is derived from the River Styx over which souls were carried into the underworld, and phobos meaning fear, which is itself derived from the Greek god Phobos
, who was the son of Ares and accompanied him into battle.
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
. The word is derived from the Greek words Stygios meaning hell, which is derived from the River Styx over which souls were carried into the underworld, and phobos meaning fear, which is itself derived from the Greek god Phobos
Phobos
Phobos may refer to:* an Ancient Greek word for fear* Phobos , the Greek god of fear* Phobos , a moon of Mars* Phobos , a 1997 album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod...
, who was the son of Ares and accompanied him into battle.