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Fearsomeness Deimos attendant of Ares; personification of fear. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 77] eerie tale of vampires and werewolves. [Br. Lit.: Dracula] Orson Welles’s broadcast; terrified a credulous America (1938). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 468] strongest, most feared of eastern confederacies. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 250] lawyer esteemed and feared by clients. [Br. Lit.: Great Expectations] holder of dread office of High Executioner. [Br. Opera: The Mikado, Magill I, 591–592] portrays oppressor and oppressed as both filled with fear. [Am. Lit.: Native Son, Magill I, 643–645] god of dread and alarm. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 14, 84] analyzes the fears of an official threatened with assassination and of seven condemned prisoners. [Russ. Lit.: Magill II, 957] lame tiger who wants to devour Mowgli; causes fear throughout story. [Children’s Lit.: The Jungle Book] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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