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By jesse redd. Ares He was the god of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage, and civil order. The son of Zeus and Hera, he was depicted as either a.

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1 By jesse redd

2 Ares He was the god of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage, and civil order. The son of Zeus and Hera, he was depicted as either a mature, bearded warrior dressed in battle arms, or a nude beardless youth with helm and spear. His attributes are golden armour and a bronze- tipped spear. His sacred animals are the vulture, venomous snakes, alligators, dogs, and boars.ZeusHera

3 Dad and mom Ares is the son of Greek God Zeus and Hera. But, he is an unloved child and neither of his parents had much sympathy for his activities. Thrace is the birthplace of Ares, which is also considered as his true home. The spear is the symbol of Ares; however, he is also associated with a dog and a vulture. He was often also accompanied by several other Gods into battle. They were: Deimos and Phobos (the spirits of terror and fear), his sister Enyo (the Goddess of bloodshed), and Alala, whose name became his battle war-cry.

4 Myths The myth says that the Sun-God Helios once spied Ares and Aphrodite enjoying each other secretly in the hall of Hephaestus and he promptly reported the incident to Aphrodite's Olympian consort. Hephaestus contrived to catch the couple in the act, and so he fashioned a net with which to snare the illicit lovers. At the appropriate time, this net was sprung and trapped Ares and Aphrodite in a very private moment. But Hephaestus was not yet satisfied with his revenge - he invited the Olympian gods and goddesses to view the unfortunate pair. For the sake of modesty, the goddesses demurred, but the male gods went to witness the sight. Some commented on the beauty of Aphrodite, others remarked that they would eagerly trade places with Ares, but all mocked the two.

5 In Greek mythology, Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. Though often referred to as the Olympian god of war, he is more accurately the god of savage war, or bloodlust, or slaughter personified. Among the Greeks Ares was always distrusted and although Ares' half-sister Athena was also considered to be a war deity, Athena's stance was that of strategic warfare while Ares' tended to be the unpredictable violence of war. His birthplace and true home was placed far off, among the barbarous and warlike Thracians, to whom he withdrew after he was discovered on a couch with Aphrodite.

6 The weapon Ares would use a sword or spear in battle

7 symbol These are symbols of Ares. Tough animals.


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