Abstract
Thalassophobia (Greek: θάλασσα, "thalassa", "sea" and φόβος, "phobos", "fear") is an intense and persistent fear of the sea or of sea travel.
Thalassophobia can include fear of being in large bodies of water, fear of the vast emptiness of the sea, and fear of distance from land. It can also include fear of the unknown, of what lurks beneath.