Phobetor

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Phobetor

1. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, one of the thousand sons of Somnus (Sleep).
2. (planets) A planet in Lich star system, Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; the third exoplanet ever discovered. A planet in orbit of the pulsar Lich (PSR B1257+12).

Synonyms

(pulsar planet):

• PSR B1257+12 C
• PSR B1257+12 d

Coordinate terms

• (sons of Somnus): Morpheus (dreams), Phantasos (inanimate objects in prophetic dreams), Ikelos (people in prophetic dreams)
• (gods of fear): Phobos (fear), Deimos (terror), Pan (panic)
• (pulsar planet): Lich (the pulsar PSR B1257+12)

planets of Lich (PSR B1257+12)

• Draugr
• Poltergeist

 

Translations

Greek god of nightmares

pulsar planet

Further reading

• PSR B1257+12 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia