Athena Vs Ares : Similarities And Differences Of Athena And Ares

Athena Polias, one of the most important roles of Athenian history. She is the daughter of Zeus, the great god of ancient Greece, and Metis. Her birth was unlike any other. Once Zeus discovered that upon Athena’s birth, she would overthrow his power of ancient Greece, he flattered Metis until the opportunity that he could swallow her along with the unborn child. One day, Zeus had been complaining of a headache, and ordered one of the gods to split his head open to discover what had been going on. Once his head was sliced with an axe, Athena appeared fully grown and complete with armour, ready for battle, giving for the name “goddess of war”. Though what seems to be an obscure normal father-daughter relationship, it is believed that Athena

Ares, god of war was one of the twelve olympian gods. Ares is meant to represent the violent and the physical untamed aspect of war. The greeks has mixed feelings concerning his presence because of his dangerous side. Although Ares was known as god of war, he made it seem as if her were a coward because of his outrage after getting a slight injury.

In Greek times Ares was the God of war. All the Greeks thought that the gods protected them on the normal basis and helped them in useful ways. In war that is the only place Ares could protect the greeks. He would fight for them but he loved war so much that even

Ares: god of war “Ares is the god of war, the son of the great god Zeus, the god of lighting and the sky and Hera, the goddess of marriage and family, but in some legends Ares and his twin sister Eris, goddess of discord was born when Hera touched a flower”(“Ares”). Similar to many other gods and goddesses Ares was big and powerful. “Ares did not rule over anything but was the symbol of war. ”The reason that he probably did not have a domain over anything was because he was just the god of war not the sky and lightning like Zeus.

Athena and Aphrodite, two of the most well-known goddess’ from Ancient Greek mythology. Athena is the goddess of war strategy and wisdom, she never married or had relationships. Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty, she had a lot of relationships and had several children. Besides both of them being extremely popular and worshiped goddess’ it seems like these two goddess’ have nothing else in common. However, Athena and Aphrodite have a lot of similarities between the two of them. Some similarities are their early lives, they constantly interfered with the lives of others, and the wraiths they took on those who disrespected them. Although they bear some minor differences, the similarities between Athena and Aphrodite are pronounced.

Throughout the ancient Greek time period, there were many myths, including many different gods and goddesses. Many gods shared certain characteristics, while others differed in every way possible. I think that the comparison between Poseidon, the god of the seas, and Ares, the god of war, is very interesting.

Ares and Athena, the god and goddess of war, were influential religious figures for the Ancient Greek military. They were especially important during rituals and ceremonies prior to soldiers going to war. They are important in the warriors or soldiers lives’ because of what role they play in battle and in rituals. Athena and Ares weren’t as important to the soldiers as you would think, but in some places of battle they were very significant.

Athena's Roman name is Minerva, and the two are very similar (L. Roman and M. Roman 90). Athena actually does not like fighting at all, but instead enjoys the strategy involved in battle (Pontikis). This goddess is not only in charge of war, but rules over outdoor activities and chores done inside the house like weaving, spinning, and cooking (Pontikis). She rules over the city of Athens, which was rewarded to her because she helped the people by planting the olive tree (L. Roman and M. Roman 91). Also, her most important temple is called the Parthenon ("Athena").

Ares, god of war, is handsome, tall, and cruel. The harsh god was immortal but when he experienced pain he screamed so loudly he would be heard for miles. Ares companion was Eris, who threw golden apples at each victim. These golden apples created mischief between friends and created war between enemies. Never had Ares had enough deaths, he always was greedy for more bloodshed. Every god/goddess loathed Ares accept Aphrodite.

Some of Ares physical traits include armored body, demon eyes, long dark hair, muscular, strong, male, tall, and tan. Some of the only weapons Ares used was a spear, and sword. He also used a shield for protection against other gods. His most popular animals are a vulture, and dogs. Some symbols Ares is know by is the dog, vulture, barn owl, eagle owl, and woodpeckers. Ares had many celebrations made in honor for him. He had no festivals, but he had bowing ceremonies. Also, Ares lived in Mt. Olympus. He lived there because it was the highest mountain in Greece. He also lived there because it was home to twelve other

Ares was pictured as a great god of war. When ares went into war he sometimes war armour but not always. And every time he went into war he took the side of troy. Ares was not the god of war strategy for that was Athiena. Athiena is his sister.

Thousands of years ago in Ancient Greece, there was a strong and handsome war god called Ares who have never surrendered to anyone, except for Athena. Athena was the warrior goddess of wisdom and purity, the small princess and favorite child of Zeus, which gave reason as to why Ares would just fall to his knees before her. Even though most Olympians God and Goddess do not like Ares, Athena always admired Ares because of his battle skills. She, who was at that time still figuring out the ways to help the Achaeans fight the Trojan War, enjoyed sparring with him in order to learn war from him. Athena was the Goddess of Wisdom but not Battle thereby she had trouble during the first few fights, as her mind was spinning with so many thoughts. What is a better way to handle war; being cruel and brutal or to be wise and thoughtful? Athena was reason who fought battles by being smart, while Ares was passion, the brutal god of war kills. To him, fighting need a clear and strong mind. So Ares taught Athena to do that. Then one day, she allowed the warrior nature to consume her, and so she challenged Ares. On top of the Olympus Mountain appeared a woman who wore the most stunning armor, wreathed in snakes. One of her arm carried an enormous shield that revealed the once feared Medusa’s head, in her other hand she held a long sharp sword that a few scratches and dents from the previous fight. Athena took off her helmet and smiled brightly as she looked to the sky. Swooping down from

Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. He is the father to Eros, Anterus, Phobus, Harmonia, Deimos, Himerus, and Adrastea. Athena, Hebe, and Hephaestus are Ares only brother’s and sister’s. He has a big family, but he was never well like nor respected by any of his family. He was the lover and husband of the goddess Aphrodite. She was also the mother of all of his kids.

Athena is an important goddess who has been given many different attributes by Greek people. She’s known as the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, the arts, military victory, crafts, and skills. Although Athena was known for many attributes, she was mostly known for her skills regarding war. She was said to be the female counterpart of Ares, the god of war, or even superior to him as she would look at the strategy side of war, while Ares was just thirsty for blood. She was described as a fierce and ruthless warrior in the Iliad, and a angry and unforgiving warrior in the Odyssey. As shown in the picture, she was depicted as a goddess holding a spear and an aegis, and wearing a golden helmet and an armour. The armor mentioned before is very important and significant as it is said that she was born wearing an armor. Myth says that one day, Zeus had a big headache and asked Hephaestus, the smith god, to help him. As a result, Hephaestus cracked Zeus’head open, and Athena came out yelling a cry of war, fully grown and wearing an amor. As it is evident, Athena did not have a mother, however, it is believed that Metis, Zeus's first wife, was Athena’s mother. However, Zeus ate her after he heard a prophecy that stated that if a male child was born from Metis, he would be more powerful than Zeus. Zeus did not appreciate the fact that someone would become more powerful than him. As a result, he tricked Metis, and turned her into a fly and swallow her. However, Metis was already pregnant with Athena when Zeus ate her, so she emerged from Zeus’ head. Interestingly, Athena is known as Zeus’ favourite child. He loved her so much that she was the only one who was not punished after Zeus found out about Hera’s plan to take over Zeus’ throne. She is also the only other god, besides Zeus, that is allowed to use his thunderbolt. Additionally, the aegis that she is usually depicted with, was given by Zeus and was made of the skin of a goat that had nurtured him as a child. As shown, Zeus’ relationship with Athena was good, as well as her relationship with most of the other gods. However, there were times where she would collide with other gods. For

In Greek mythology Athena’s historical background or mythical past states that she was a Greek goddess. The way of her birth was from her father Zeus (King of the gods). He consumed Athena’s mother (Mites) in order to avoid her from giving birth to a son who would later “take over his thrown” as it stated in a legendary oracle. Later, Zeus had the need for an axe to strike his head which resulted in Athena being born (Skokou et al. 1). Athena, while screaming for war, jumped out of Zeus’s head fully equipped with an armoured attire including: “a helmet, breastplate, shield, and a spear” (Collins, Chrisler, and Quina 1). When Athena saw her father, she put down her weapons as a sign of respect towards him. From then on, they had a strong father/daughter relationship. (Skokou et al. 1).