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Ares God of War

Ares was the Greek god of War. The Romans had a similar figure in their religion, whom they called Mars. Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera. Hebe, Hephaestus, and Epis were his siblings. Ares was hated by most of the gods for his cruel and violent manner. Being the god of war, he would ride into battle on his chariot pulled by his horses, flame and terror. Also accompanying him in battle was his sister Epis (Goddess of Discord) and Hades (Lord of the dead). There is one goddess who loved him, and that was Aphrodite. He was the father of Deimos (Fear) and Phobos (Terror), among others. One of which, Kyknos, was killed by Herakles. Unfortunately for Ares, he could not avenge his son’s death because Zeus would not let his least favorite son (Ares) harm his favorite son (Herakles).
As you can see, Ares was not very good with personal relations. Only one god loved him, and he was very violent and ruthless when it came to battle. He was the god of action and de...

Posted by: Margaret Rowden

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