Ares, The Greatest Olympian Greek God

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Ares is one of the greatest olympian gods of Greek. Ares is the god of war , battles and weapons. He is the son of Zeus the almighty god of thunder and lightning, and Hera. It is said that Hera concieved Ares by taking a magical herb. ___ Since Zeus was not technically the father of Ares, he neglected him. Ares wasnt in a safe enviroment as a child, so Hera sent him to Priapus to live. Priapus raised Ares till he was a grown man. Ares had a sister named Athena, who was the diety of warfare. "The God and Goddess | The Story of Ares."
Even though Ares and Athena both represented war, they had different aspects of it. For example , Ares representedthe primal nature of war. Its brutalness and violence. Ares fought in the war for the sake of fighting. However , Athena’s warefare was tactical that calculated each move with stategic strikes in order to forfill the job. "The God and Goddess | The Story of Ares."
In Greek art , He was pictured as either a mature , bearded warrior dressed in armor or a nude beardless young man with helm and spear. Because of the lack of attributes put into the pieces , he is often very difficult to identify in classical art. (Atsma)

Ares greek name was mars. Ares was said to have no eyes and just flames in the socets. Ares power is that he can declare war on anything or one he so chooses. Other then that , Ares didnt have any powers. "What power does the Greek god Ares have?."
Ares was had thirty nine kids total. His most well know kids are Anteros , Deimos , Enyalios , Eros , Harmonia , and Phobos. Anteros was the god of love reciprocated , and was the son between Ares and Aphrodite. Deimos was the god of fear. He was also the son of Ares and Aphrodite. Next is Enyalios. Enyalios is a wa...

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"Olympian Gods » Ares, the Olympian God of War and Defence." Ares, the Fierce God of War in Greek Mythology. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2014. .

"Greek Gods and Goddesses: Ares – Facts and Information." Interesting Information for Kids, Pupils, Parents and Teachers. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2014. .

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