Ares

Greek god, battle

Ares is the Greek god of war, known for his aggressive and bloodthirsty nature.

Unlike Athena, who represented strategic warfare, Ares embodied the brutal, violent aspects of battle.

He was generally despised by the other Olympian gods.

In Roman mythology, his counterpart is Mars.

The name appears in references to warfare and conflict: an Ares-like fury. (Lowercase ares is the plural of the metric unit are.)

lineage

Phobos

Mars's largest moon

  • DeimosMars's outer satellite
  • ErosGreek deity of desire
  • AmazonsLegendary all-woman fighters

Hippolyta · Diomedes · offspring · children · descendants · Romulus · Remus

mythology

Zeus

Greek sky god

  • HeraOlympian marriage deity
  • AthenaGreek wisdom deity
  • ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake

Aphrodite · Hephaestus · Hermes · Olympus · pantheon · Homer · Iliad · Trojans · Greeks · Hellenic

warfare

battle

Armed military engagement

slaughter · conquest · siege · invasion · conflict · soldiers · army · battlefield · armor · weapons

symbolism

vulture

Carrion-eating raptor

  • dogDomesticated barking mammal
  • spearPole with sharp point
  • helmetProtective head covering

shield · chariot · torch · boar · serpent · red · bronze · bloodlust · ferocity · masculinity

antagonist

nemesis

Persistent source of ruin

strife · chaos · contempt · feared · hated · reviled · troublemaker · instigator · agitator · unpopular

Categories
Opposites
war vs. peace deities

AresConcordia

Roman harmony goddess

peace · Irene · peacemaker · pacifist · dove

martial violence vs. protective wisdom

AresAthena

Greek wisdom deity

Minerva · strategist · just war · wisdom · civilization

destruction vs. creation/nurturing

AresDemeter

Greek agricultural deity

Ceres · Vesta · Gaia · Persephone · Dionysus

Family

Mars

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