Άρης God of War, Battle Lust, Civil Order and Manly Courage
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ARES (Άρης) is the the great Olympian god of War, battle lust, civil order and manly courage. He was given the name Mars by the Romans, who additionally associated him with agriculture. His symbols include the boar, dog, serpent, spear, sword, and vulture. | ||||||||||||||
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History and Myths
He developed a love of violence that surpassed that of any other Olympian, but made him perfect as the Olympian god of war. It also made him unpopular among his fellow deities who despised him for his overt love of war regardless of reason to fight. Despite this he was given a place on the Olympian ruling council possible due to his parentage. As the God of War Ares would often participate in mortal conflicts, but would often fare poorly in divine contests. He would lend strength to whatever side he favoured, but was known to be somewhat fickle and change sides in the middle of a battle. Despite his great strength and fighting ability Ares often fared poorly in battles with other supernatural enemies. His half-brother Heracles is noted to have stalemated if not outright defeated him in battle twice. At one point he stripped Ares of his armour and another defeated Ares and one of his children with the aid of Athena. The Alodai giants defeated Ares and imprisoned him within a jar. During the Trojan War he sided with the Trojans despite promising Hera he would aid the Greeks. For his actions he was wounded by the mortal hero Diomedes with the aid of Athena. After Zeus allowed the Olympians to participate openly in the war he challenged Athena directly only to again be defeated and force to flee. He is Aphrodite's lover, and has been for millennia. Her husband Hephaestus once caught them together in a golden net of his own design, and invited the gods to come and laugh at their affair. Hephaestus seems to enjoy inventing new ways to humiliate them, so Ares and Aphrodite pick the locations for their dates very carefully. Aphrodite also loves Ares more than Hephaestus and has many children with him. His demigod children all have the same cruel, aloof, and rebellious attitude as he does. A known myth regarding Ares' love for Aphrodite is that of Adonis wherein Ares, disguised as a boar, kills Adonis for seeing the goddess.
Vital Statistics
Titles Olympian God of War
God of Battle Lust God of Civil Order God of Manly Courage Gender Male
Status Immortal
Species God
Affiliation Olympians
Weapon Sword
Home Mt. Olympus
His Iron Fortress in Thrace Roman Form Mars
Appearance Varies
Family
Father Mother Spouse(s) N/A
Siblings Enyo [ twin-sister ]
Hebe & Eileithyia [ sisters ] Hephaestus [ maternal half-brother ] Aglaea, The Horai, The Morai, The Muses, Persephone, Cybele, Athena, Enyo, Eileithyia, Artemis, Britomartis, Angelos, Aletheia, Pandia, Ersa, Agdistis & Herophile [ paternal half-sisters ] Ares, Hermes, Apollo, Dionysus, Perseus, Minos, Heracles, Tantalus, Aeacus, Megaros, Lacadaemon, Tityus, Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon, Amphion, Zethus, Dardanos, Iason, Eetion, Epaphus, Demetrius, Akheilos & Caerus [ paternal half-brothers ] Demigod Children Immortal Children Lover(s) Other N/A
Scope/Powers
Patron Of War / Battle Lust / Civil Order / Courage
Symbols Chariot / Bloodstained Shield / Spear / Helmet / Flaming Torch
Sacred Animals Wild Boar / Vulture / Stymphalian Birds / Venomous Snakes / Dog
Sacred Plants N/A
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