Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

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Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (literally, "fear of the number six-hundred and sixty-six") is the fear that originates in the Biblical verse Revelation 13:18 which indicates that the number 666 is the Number of the Beast, linked to Satan or the Anti-Christ.[1] Outside the Christian faith, the phobia has been further popularized as a motif in various horror films.

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Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobes will strongly avoid things related to the number 666. A prominent example is of Nancy and Ronald Reagan who, in 1989, when moving to their home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles, had the address of 666 St. Cloud Road changed to 668 St. Cloud Road.[2] Some women also expressed concern on giving birth to a child on June 6, 2006 (abbreviated 6/6/06).[3]


In 2006, the BBC listed Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia and its definition as fact #64 in its "100 things we didn't know this time last year"[4]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Prayer vigil targets Devil's Day BBC News. Monday, 5 June 2006, Accessed 21 September 2007
  2. ^ "THE REAGANS: First Family Easing Into Private Life", Los Angeles Times, Nov. 19, 1988
  3. ^ Allen-Mills, Tony. "Mothers expect Damien on 6/6/06", The Sunday Times - Britain, April 30, 2006. 
  4. ^ 100 things we didn't know last year. BBC Magazine Monitor blog (December 28, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-20.