 He mainly appears in an assistant role to his father who causes disorder in armies and does not appear as an independent figure in mythology.In the "Iliad", he accompanied his father Ares into battle along with the Goddess of Discord Eris and his twin brother Deimos (terror).In "Shield of Herakles", Phobos and Deimos accompany Ares into battle and remove him from the field once he is injured by Herakles.