Greek God Of War: Mars In Roman Culture

Athena (born of Zeus and Metis) and Ares (born of Zeus and Hera) were both associated with war and battle. Ares represented violence and bloodlust. In contrast, Athena was a symbol of tactical strategy and military planning. Another difference between Athena and Ares is that Athena was Zeus favorite child. However, Zeus hated Ares the most. A similarities between Athena and Ares is that they both never marry. However, unlike Ares, who had several relationships, Athena never had a lover. Another difference between Athena and Ares is that Athena was Zeus favorite child. However, Zeus hated Ares the

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

From the sources I have read about Juno, she seems more like a goddess that always helped the humans. Humans would offer her sacrifices so that she could help them with marriage, birth, protection, or finances. Hera seems too engulfed in her husband’s affairs rather than helping humans that would praise her. Ares, the child of Zeus and Hera, was the god of war. He was usually seen or portrayed to be fully armed and ready for battle and very eager fight or go to war. Although he was never married, he had many children with several goddesses and mortal women. Almost all of his children by mortal women were of a violent nature. Mars on the other hand, was the Roman god of agriculture and war. He was thought to be the second most important god after Jupiter. He was in charge of military activities and farming. It was believed that the month March was named after Mars, and was also the first month of the Roman calendar. March was considered to be the month when agriculture was high and when most people engaged in war. Ares seems to be a very angry and active god as opposed to Mars that seems to be calmer. Ares is always prepared for battle and is always looking for a reason, like an instigator where Mars looks over the agriculture and the military to make sure that they are able to defend Rome, like a defender. Even though Mars was also the god of war, it would seem that he would rather prevent war

My greek god is Hermes. I will be talking to you about his: History, his Physical Appearances and Symbols, and one important myth that was about him. First I will talk to you about his personality and a few traits. His Roman god name is Mercury, he is one of the Olympic Gods, he is mostly found on Mount Olympus with his family, One over his power (because others are unknown) is Herald’s Wand that was passed through the family heir loom.

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.

and Ares was on the Spartan military.The war started when ares got extremely anxious for war and messed with Athena, Athena agreed to the war and gathered an army as ares was off to do the same. Athena talked Athens into war, Athena and took three days to gather her army, Athena used her time gathering, training, and discussing their war plan. After those three days they met on the battlefield,Athena where were you been i was gathering

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

Ares and Athena both represented different parts of war, but without each other the Greeks would not have an army, because their different approaches relied upon each other. Athena took a graceful, strategic approach considering all the possibilities(“The role of

Son of Zeus and Hera. Referred to as the God of War he represented the bad aspects of battle.he was bested by Heracles in battle and was almost killed when stuffed into a jar by two giants

Www.greek-gods.info states that another one of Ares' strengths are determination. Ares is full of determination. Even though the war games seemed absolutely hopeless, I was determined to make sure my team won.

Another important God was Mars, also known as Ares in Greek mythology, who was the God of war. He was believed to be one of the founders of Rome along with Romulus and Remus, even along with Jupiter. Mars was more protective in this form than his Greek form. “The Romans admired Mars’s traits of courage, strength, and justice…” (Mass 68). This shows that the nation of Rome more and likely believed that he was such a great God. Within the pantheon, Mars was given the second highest spot, right behind Jupiter who was

Ares god of war and battle son of Zeus and Hera his symbol is the wild bore and the spear and the

Mars, God of War. Considered the fiercest of the Gods next to Jupiter. His Greek equivalent was Aries.

1. Introduction: Greek and Roman name of the god (and origins of name), the title of the god, a list of any important powers the god has, and a brief description of where the god can usually be found (where does the god spend his/her time in most myths?).

Mars, son of Jupiter and Juno was born as the god of agriculture and war, but it mostly known for his warlike influences. In Fasti, a poem by Ovid, he was only the son of Juno, being birthed from a flower touching Juno’s belly that impregnated her. She then travelled to Thrace, specifically the shore of Marmara for the birth of Mars. Romans were more partial to Mars than Greeks were to Ares (his greek form), as a result of the beneficial part Mars played in wars of Rome. Homer, an Ancient Greek author described his distaste for Ares, claiming Zeus and Hera hated him and proclaimed him as murderous, bloodstained, and an incarnate curse of mortals.