Hi, this is just a little text I wrote. Please enjoy :)
The two moons of Mars have been named Phobos and Deimos. These names were so chosen by Asaph Hall in the 19th century because in greek mythology Phobos and Deimos are two companions (in some versions sons) of the god Ares, known to the ancient romans as Mars.
However, with a little imagination, you can see another explanation: Phobos is greek for "fear" and Deimos is greek for "dread". So Mars is surrounded by fear and dread, as is every living thing in the solar system.
But both moons are incredibly small - probably just captured asteroids, not "real" moons at all, if you compare it to earth's moon or the moons of the gas giants. So fear and dread are actually pretty small when you see life from a cosmic perspective.
Also, they are probably just so called "rubble piles", not a monolith, but just a clump of lots of little rocks held together by gravity. So fear and dread are often also just piles of rubble loosely held together, instead of the hugh monoliths they appeare to be.
And finally at least Phobos will crash into Mars in roughly 50 Million years time. So fear disappears, given enough time.
I doubted Asaph Hall thought about any of this in 1877. But I think these alternate meanings are worth thinking about.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
