God Of War: The Greek God Of War

Another trait Ares should be the god of, but isn’t, is mischief. Ares is a very well-known trouble maker among the Olympians. He would constantly hook-up with Aphrodite, get in trouble for murdering people, and constantly try to defy Zeus. Perhaps Ares’ most famous of all his love affairs was that with Aphrodite. Ares was madly in love with her for a very long time, and had even bore him four sons and a daughter. However, Aphrodite was married to the smith of the gods, Hephaestus. Tipped off about his wife’s affair, he created invisible bonds and bound the two lovers in the bed while in the act. After doing so he invited the rest of the Olympians over to take a look at this spectacle, and publicly humiliate them. In Ancient Greek times adultery is one of the worst things anyone could be caught doing, so this is a serious offense on Ares’s part. Another thing Ares has been caught and got in trouble for is murdering people. Over the years he has murdered people out of jealousy, revenge, and just plain lust for blood. An example of Ares murdering out of jealousy is the story of Adonis. In the story Adonis has caught Aphrodite’s attention. With Ares’ extreme love for her, he went into a jealous rage and transformed himself into a boar and killed

Zeus was considered to be the leader of the Olympian gods of Mount Olympus. He was the god of the sky and thunder. He had many powers but the most significant was the power to wield lightning bolts. He could hurl lightning bolts at people who defied him or other gods who he was displeased with. He was the youngest child of Cronus and Rhea and was planned to get eaten by Cronus like all of his brothers and sisters before him, but he was hidden from Cronus at Mount Dicte. He then went on to overthrow Cronus and control the gods. He had twenty-four children and some of them were powerful gods. He also had some half god children like Hercules. He lives on the top of Mount Olympus with Hera, his wife.

Athena and Ares share many common characteristics and many differences. One major similarity is that they are both deities who’s realm of power deals with warfare. The difference in this, though, is that Ares is a god of brutal and simple warfare. He is sometimes even known simply as a butcher, and the Greeks did not respect him as much as Athena. Athena, on the contrary, is a goddess of strategic warfare, and is very respected because of it. Another similarity they hold is that they are both children of Zeus, although under very different circumstances. Ares had a normal birth, whereas Athena was born out of Zeus’ skull after Zeus had swallowed Athena’s pregnant mother.

Zeus: He is the king of all gods and goddesses, ruler of Mount Olympus. Zeus is the god of sky and thunder. His symbols would be the thunderbolt, Eagle, Bull, and the Oak tree. In relation to the other gods and goddesses Poseidon and Hades are known as his brothers and Hera is known as his sister and his wife. Cronus and Rhea were the parents of Zeus. His father wanted to swallow him like the rest of his older siblings because Cronus was afraid of his children gaining more power than him. Before Cronus had a chance to swallow Zeus, Rhea took him to Mount Crete. When Zeus got older he caused his father to throw up his brothers and sisters and together they destroyed Cronus.

Ares was the Greek god of war and the most unpopular god because of his aggressiveness, quick temper and his unquenchable thirst for conflict. Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera and is from Thrace, home of a fierce people in the northeast of Greece. Ares was noted for his beauty and courage, which helped him win the affections of Aphrodite (which at the time was married to Hephaistos). When he was caught, the punishment was temporary banishment from Mount Olympus. Ares represented the more brutal and bloody side of war, which was in contrast to Athena who represented the strategic side of war. Ares was usually accompanied by his children with Aphrodite, Phobos, and Deimos. Although Ares embodied the physical aggression for success in war the Greeks thought of him as dangerous and an overwhelming instable force in battle. The "Roman Counterpart" (Roman equivalents) to Ares was Mars, who was also known as "The Father to The Roman People." Ares' worship was largely in the northern areas of Greece, and, although devoid of the social, moral, and theological associations usual with major deities, his cult had many interesting local features. At Sparta, in early times, at least, human sacrifices were made to him from among the prisoners of war. Ares' special powers were those of strength and physicality. As the god of war, he was a superior fighter in battle and caused great bloodshed and destruction wherever he went. Ares was usually pictured as a warrior carrying a spear and a shield. No one really liked his activities because, wherever he went, he left traces of misfortune and aberration behind. In Sparta, Ares was viewed as a model soldier: his resilience, physical strength, and military intelligence were unrivaled. An ancient statue, representing the god in chains, suggests that the martial spirit and victory were to be kept in the city of Sparta. That the Spartans admired him is indicative of the cultural divisions that existed between themselves and other Greeks

Zeus was the youngest of the children born from Kronos and Rhea. Kronos swallowed all of the his children one by one because of an old prophecy he had heard that one of his children will overthrow him. When Rhea found out she was pregnant with Zeus, she was not going to let the same thing happen to him, so she gave birth to Zeus in Crete, and tricked Kronos into swallowing a rock, leading him to believe that it was the baby, making all of the other children come back in reverse order, so now the oldest one is the youngest. This made Zeus to now be the oldest, and the strongest, of all of his siblings, being that he was never swallowed. He is the God of the Sky, and also controls thunder and lightning, which he often uses to his advantage. Zeus plays a huge role in Hesiod’s Theogony, as he is portrayed to of been riddled with bad temper, and we see that a lot in some of the actions he takes through it.

Ares is the god of war, son of Zeus and Hera, and not always liked by his parents. When Ares is seen in literature he is usually being embarrassed. Ares can almost always be seen with his helm on no matter what his surroundings are. Ares is one of the twelve Olympians of Olympus, the ideal soldier, and has a great military

Zeus was a carefree god who loved to laugh. He was said to be wise, fair and just. He was also very unpredictable. He was also easily angered which could be very destructive. He has previously hurled lightning bolts and caused violent storms that wreaked chaos on earth.

In a town called Dallas, Texas there was a small married family with one kid. Zeus was the father, and Hera was the mother of a child named Ares. Zeus was the god of the sky, and his son Ares was the god of war, and Hera was the goddess of Marriage. Zeus is having affairs with other women while he is married to Hera the goddess of marriage, and Ares don't like it.

2. Family/Relatives: parents, siblings (brothers/sisters), and children; what gods or goddesses did he or she marry, love, or desire?

Mars and Ares are very different gods. In Rome, Mars was known as the father of Rome and was the second highest god behind Jupiter, but in Greece, his counterpart Ares was not as respected as Mars. Early in Roman times, Mars was a god of agriculture, but in later religion he became a war god. This was due to the Romans becoming more war oriented (Myths Encyclopedia). The month of March was named after him because that is when the flowers started blooming due to his roots as a god of agriculture (Colombia Electronic Encyclopedia 6th edition, Q1 2014, p.1). Ares was not as important in Greek mythology. He was a fierce warrior that loved war. Ares was also described as a bloodthirsty, cruel, troublemaker. In the Iliad, Zeus says to Ares that he

1). "Brutal blood lust" often embodied Ares while it is also to be noted that at the time, Greeks did not value that rage and blood lust in battle, they valued more "cool-mindedness" and "honor" (Myth 97 vol. 1) such as what Athena often embodied. Ares was often very headstrong which was one of the main reasons why Athena, the Goddess of strategic and honorable war, regularly bested Ares in battle (Myth 97 vol. 1). The people of Greece never really viewed Ares as a hero, more like a headstrong, dishonorable God that was not valued as much as her female counterpart. Once again, Ares was not a great big influence and character in Greek Mythology, but he has many stories about his love affairs with Aphrodite (Myth 97 vol. 1), Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Pleasure and mother to Phobos and Deimos, and many other non-important human women. Ares had many children who all became from kings to warriors, to bandits (Myth 97 vol. 1). Perhaps Ares ' most popular myth was the myth of when he killed Poseidon 's son. Ares had fount out that Poseidon 's son had raped one of his daughters, so he killed him right in that very hill where it happened (Myth 97 vol. 1). The Gods tried Ares for murder on Poseidon 's wish and insist right where the rape and killing took place, but Ares was sentenced not guilty and from that point on, all the Athenians referred to that hill outside the city where the

Ares was one of Zeus and Hera's 12 kids. Ares was dangerous, quick tempered, and humiliated a lot. One of the most well known stories of Ares was when he was caught in an affair with aphrodite(greek). Ares roman name was Mars, the father of the roman people. He was called this because he was more calm and less aggressive.

He may be fierce, but Ares is too reckless and is always an insatiable force in battle (Charilaos 1). An insatiable person is one that is never satisfied. In this context, Ares is a person who’s thirst for blood cannot be quenched . This makes a ridiculously bad leader since he will make lots of enemies with the Olympians. Everyday in Mount Olympus will be filled with the sounds of burnt cities and crying victims. Ares’s thirst for killing makes him impulsive and brainless (Geary 1). Therefore, Ares does not have enough knowledge to rule. To be a leader, one must be very knowledgeable (Curry 1). A dim-witted fool like Ares should not even be able to touch Zeus’s throne. Therefore, Ares should never, above any circumstance, be the next leader of the

Ares was also on the losing side of the Trojan War favouring the Trojans Although Ares embodied the physical aggression necessary for success in war the Greeks were ambivalent toward him because he was a dangerous overwhelming force that was insatiable in battle When Ares does appear in myths he typically faces humiliation