Deiphobos is the Latinized form of the Greek name Δηΐφοβος (Dēḯphobos), derived from the Greek elements δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive" and φόβος (phobos) meaning "fear, panic." Thus the name translates to "hostile to flight" or "he who fights fear." Mythological Context In Greek mythology, Deiphobos was a son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, and one of the leading Trojan warriors. He was considered the greatest of Priam's sons after Hector and Paris. According to the Iliad, Demitted the walls and wounded Meriones. He is also a pivotal figure in the myth of the Wooden Horse: after Paris was killed, he married the former wife of the deceased ... Helen, forcing her to stay in Troy. When the Greeks stormed the city, Menelaus and Odysseus attacked his house, where according to the poet Quintus Smyrnaeus (Posthomerica), he was subdued by Odysseus and left for dead; some accounts say he was killed by Odysseus ... . Notable Bearers in Literature Deiphobos is a central character in Homer's Iliad. He also appears in Virgil's Aeneid, where Aeneas encounters his ghost among the fallen Trojans, who recounts how his goddess-forsaken story prompted a panoply of grief. Dares the Phrygian illustrates him as a handsome, bearded leader defined by principled violence. Meaning: "Destructive, causing flight" (from Greek δήϊος and φόβος) Origin: Greek Type: First name Usage Regions: Greek mythology, Hellenic classical literature