Ares
God of War
Parents	Zeus and Hera
Consort	Aphrodite
Children	Deimos, Phobos, Harmonia, Eros, Himerus
Greek Equivalent	Άρης
Roman Equivalent	Mars

Ares (Άρης) was the god of War in Greek mythology. He was the son of Zeus and Hera. Homer portrayed him as a terrible, murderous barbarian who was disliked by his parents and all others, in contrast with the wise, reasonable war goddess, Athena. Curiously, Homer's version of the character was considered a coward, shown in the Iliad screaming and retreating to Mount Olympus whenever he was wounded. He was born in Thrace, the home of a people just as warlike as he was. His bird has been identified as the vulture. His attendants included his sister Eris (discord), a battle goddess named Enyo, and his sons Deimos and Phobos.

Contents 1 In Mythology 1.1 Ares and Aphrodite 2 In Ancient Culture 2.1 Rome 3 In popular culture 3.1 Comics 3.2 Films 3.3 Video games 4 See Also 5 External Links 6 Citations 7 References 8 Comments

In MythologyEdit

Ares and AphroditeEdit

Aphrodite, the enchanting goddess of beauty and love, was married to the ugly, deformed god of fire, Hephaestus, Ares Brother. Ares and Aphrodite fell in love and had an affair. He, Hephaestus discovered his wife's infidelity had trapped the two lovers in an invisible net. There, he held them captive for all the other Olympians to see. Ares and Aphrodite's children included Deimos (dread), Phobos (fear), Harmonia (harmony), Eros (love, better known by the Latin translation Cupid), and Himerus (lust).

In Ancient Culture Edit

RomeEdit

Ares was called Mars in Roman mythology. Mars, in contrast to Ares, was said to have been the most revered Roman god. He was particularly important there because his sons by Rhea Silvia, Romulus and Remus, were the founders of the city of Rome, making Mars the city's patriarch. He was also associated with agriculture and his sacred month, the beginning of spring, is now called March after him.

In popular culture Edit

ComicsEdit

Ares is a recurring character, an anti-hero and former Avenger in the Marvel Universe of comics.

FilmsEdit

• Ares makes an appearance in the 2011's epic film Immortals.
• Ares appears in the Clash of the Titans film series, as a backgroung character in Clash of the Titans (2010) and as a main antagonist in Wrath of the Titans (2012).

Video gamesEdit

• Ares appears in the God of War video game series.

See Also Edit

• Twelve Olympians
• Athena
• Hera
• Mars
• Tyr
• Zeus

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Citations Edit

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Greek deities
Classical Olympians
Aphrodite | Apollo | Ares | Artemis | Athena | Demeter | Dionysus | Hephaestus | Hera | Hermes | Poseidon | Zeus
Other definitions
Asclepius | Eros | Hades | Hebe | Heracles | Hestia | Pan | Persephone