Roman And Greek War Gods

In both Greek and Roman civilizations, mythology played an important part in their empire’s success. Both of these civilizations were polytheistic religions. Likewise, they had major and minor gods and goddesses as part of their religion as well. However, since the Roman Empire conquered many cultures including the Greeks, their gods blended with many similarities with the gods that the Ancient Greeks worshipped.

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

The Romans borrowed almost all of its mythology from Greece. The only thing the Romans changed was the names of the Greek gods. And the Greek gods lasted much longer Greece. That is another reason Greece was better than Rome.

As Hephaestus is notified of Thetis’ arrival, he explores what their relationship has meant to him. Hephaestus recalls that “Thetis saved my life when the mortal pain came on me after my great fall…” (P. 480) After Hephaestus falls out of Zeus’ good graces, Thetis is able to lend her helping hand, displaying the hierarchical dynamic between the gods. The gods are indebted to each other, the likely reason that Hephaestus felt as though he needed to make Thetis the ornate shield. The duty and obligation to each other fuels the mutualistic relationships between the gods. Thetis’ motivation to help Hephaestus was not solely out of kindness; rather Thetis saw the opportunity to make a strategic move and put Hephaestus in her debt, knowing that she very well could use his services in her future. Hephaestus describes the pain that he felt as “mortal pain” signifying a distinction between the discomforts and vulnerability of mortals and gods.

In this paragraph will be information on Greek Gods and Goddesses. There was a governing body for the Grecians. This mythological group was very important. They were usually the reason for war and many believed that they were so superior that they would bring disease and death upon others that they dislike or the people that would try to out shine them. They were called The Olympians. There were twelve Olympians, however before I name them there actually were 13, but Hestia gave up her position for Dionysus. There was Zeus, Poseidon, Hermes, Hephatus, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artimes, Dionysus, Aries (Ares or Aris), and Apollo.” (Greek Gods and Goddesses) There was one other God that is also very important to the Olympians. His name was Hades and he was the God of the Dead. He was not considered an Olympian though because he was always to be in the Underworld. Hades had one day decided that he wanted a partner however

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.

“In the modern mind (at least in the modern American mind) Greek and Roman culture and mythology are classed together. An indication of this is that the academic study of the Ancient Greeks and Romans are general put into the same Classics department.”(http://www.hol.gr/greece/mythology/gvrIntro.html) Greek mythology had more individual gods, gods that would have unique characteristics and flaws. There were gods for just

Rome used to believe in Roman mythology with many different gods. Some of the Gods were Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, Mercury, Ceres, Apollo, Vesta, Neptune, Diana, Mars, and Pluto. People used to believe that these gods ruled everyone and everything. In Ancient Rome, people worshipped the Gods their Emperor believed in. Now people believe in the Roman Catholic Church and worship one god.

Troublesome gods, journey into the underworld and founding of a city. Also a common aspect of Aeneas and other Greek mythical heroes is the fact that one of the heroes parents is a god and the other is a mortal in this case Aeneas's mother is Aphrodite and his father a mortal. This is a common occurrence as many Greek heroes have a god as a parent one such well know example is Hercules whose father was Zeus the king of the gods. Roman mythology was intertwined with Greek myths, with many of the Roman gods influenced and accepted as Roman gods, with only their names changed, Zeus to Jupiter Ares to Mars are two such examples. However the Roman did have some non-Greek gods. The Lares and the Penates have no such equivalent Greek god. Lares were sprits that protected fields and hearth as well as protectors of the household. The Penates protected the storehouse, a Laraium is where the family would make offerings to the Lares for protection of the

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

Page 3 / 4 Wilkerson, Kristen Mrs. Torri Jordan November 25, 2017 The Greek God of War Ares is the god of war and perhaps the most unpopular of all the Olympian gods because of his quick temper, aggressiveness, and unquenchable thirst for conflict. He represents the violent and physical untamed aspect of war. His roman name was Mars. He was a simple warrior with swift feet.

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

Ares the god of war otherwise known by the Romans as Mars he is one of the main twelve olympians. His mother is Hera and his father is Zeus. Thought Zeus is not very fond of Ares. Aaron J. Atsma, creator and editor of the website Theoi Greek Mythology: Exploring Mythology in Literature & Art states that Zeus might not be fond of ares because Hera made herself pregnant by a special Plant and not by Zeus himself. (Atsma)

Goddesses of War Throughout different types of mythology, there are similarities and differences between goddesses of war. In Greek mythology, Athena is the goddess of war. However, in Norse mythology, the power of war lies in the hands of many different people, including Freya and the Valkyries. When looking at the aspects of each, there is closeness between the different branches.

Ares is the Greek god of war and military. The Greeks prayed to him whenever they were going into battle. They also would've prayed to Nike, the goddess of Victory. Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera and one of the 12 Olympians to have a throne on Olympus.