The Greek God Of War

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

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.

Aphrodite was known for having many love affairs. She had an arranged marriage, set up by Zeus, with Hephaestus, the ugliest of the gods. Her true love was Ares, the god of war and violence. Hephaestus knew of the affair and to get back at her, he humiliated her in front of all the gods by setting a trap for the lovers. When the two were about to make love, they were scooped up into a net where all the gods could witness her betrayal. Ares and Aphrodite conceived many children: Eros being the most famous. He is also known as Cupid. (“Aphrodite History”)

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

One day she decided to claim a city at the same time her uncle, Poseidon claimed the same city. To decide who would become the protector of the city, they both bestowed a gift upon the city and whosoever was better would keep the city. Poseidon gave a salt water spring that the people could not use. Athena, on the contrary used her wisdom and gave the city an olive tree which provided them food, oil and wood. Poseidon was taken away by his niece and dove back into the ocean accepting his defeat. “During the Trojan war Ares fought against the Greeks on the side of the Trojans as show of support for his lover Aphrodite who had set the war in motion. This did not win him any points with the other olympians who, accepted Apollo that supported the Greeks. He charged at Athena who was taunting him about it and she calmly reached down and picked up a rock and smashed him over the head with it, stopping his advance.”(“Ares” Men- Myths-Mind) Ares is important to Greek Mythology because he protects during war.

The first important character to the story is Ares for many reasons. First reason is he stole Hades’s

In Greece, the people believed that there were mighty powerful deities that could control what happened to you. Greek religion, like many of the older religions, had the same idea of “order out of chaos’. They believed that you could control most deities through prayer, sacrifice and living a good truthful life. They believed that if a big natural disaster happened, the people or the town were to blame. They also prayed to win wars and gain more land. This is when the God Ares comes in play. Ares represented the extreme violence and “untamed acts that occurred during war

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

In the storyline of Wonder Woman, Zeus had created Diana (Wonder Woman), a god among many. Zeus had also created Ares, his son, who ultimately rebelled against his father and sought power over all other gods, as well as mankind. This caused a great conflict between Diana and Ares, as they both had very different views on how mankind should be treated (Asay 2, 3).

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

Ares the Olympian God of War also known as Mars in Roman culture. Ares is known as a short-tempered man,who represented war, violence, and victory. Ares can usually be seen with his shield, spear ,and helm. Ares is very rarely seen in literature in comparison to other gods, but when he is he is usually being embarrassed by the other gods. Ares is also known for his part in the Trojan war when he chose the losing side of the war. Ares is the God of War, son of Zeus and Hera, and one of the most prominent and powerful Gods of Olympus. He was born after the Great War of the Gods and Titans.(ARES - Greek God of War & Battlelust)

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

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