Phobias

 

Phobias.

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A phobia (by definition) is " an irrational 

fear of, or aversion to something." And by 

all accounts the list of phobias is very ex-tensive. 

The word Phobia derives from the greek 

word "Phobos." Meaning fear. And was a 

Minor Deity Figure in greek mythology.

The son of Aries, and Aphrodite. (with his 

Roman equivalent being Pavor. Or Terror.) 

Hesiod depicts Phobos on the shield of Heracles as "…staring backwards with eyes that glowed with fire. His mouth was full of teeth in a white row, fearful and daunting…"^[8]

Phobos often is depicted as having a lion's or lion-like head. This may be seen in Description of Greece by Pausanias, "On the shield of Agamemnon is Phobos (Fear), who[se] head is a lion’s…" (source: Hesiod. Theogony. From wiki) 

Ironically enough..the word 

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia 

(which many today seem to collectively 

suffer) is used to describe a "fear of big 

words." 

There are many theories as to what causes 

the birth of a phobia, and (as is always the case involving states of  consciousness) 

there are different factors contributing 

to them. (Often the cause is attributed to 

Traumatic childhood or life experiences.) 

Do you have a phobia, or phobias? And If 

so what? And do you know the cause (s) 

of it/them? 

Jsh