Ares: The Greek Goddess Of War

Ares

"Ares hates those who hesitate," said Euripides, a great poet and play writer of Athens ("Euripides"). This quotes defines Ares spot on when it comes to war. Ares's family and origin, residence, marriage/affairs, symbols and animals, and actions during wars are all factors that make Ares a powerful, respected, and well known Greek god even today. Ares, like all Greek gods and goddesses, has an extensive family because of his father's actions. His father is Zeus, king of the the gods and goddesses and the sky, and his mother is Hera, queen of the gods and goddesses and marriage. Ares does not have an actual father, though, because he was born immaculately just by Hera. He was born in Thrace, but grew up in Mount Olympus. He was never

He was never married, but he had a long-life secret lover. The mistress was his own half sister, Aphrodite who was the goddess of beauty. In Ares's defense, no one could resist Aphrodite because she was the most beautiful goddess ever. All of the children above are from Ares and Aphrodite with the exception of one, Alcippe who is the daughter of Aglaulus. Hephaestus, a lame god who was sent down to earth due to his ugliness by Hera and Aphrodite's husband was informed by Helios about the affair and went straight into action. He first crafted chains that could not be broken or torn, they will restrict lovers from escaping. He then laid them all around his bed and hung the rest on the ceiling beams. Second, he pretended to leave and go Lemnos, a poor town which he loved more than any other location on earth. Ares later saw Hephaestus leave, and he went inside his home hoping his lover, Aphrodite, was inside. Luckily for Ares, Aphrodite just returned from her father's magnificent palace and was waiting patiently for Ares. He then said, "Come, my darling: let us go to bed and take our delight together. Hephaestus is no longer here, by now, I think, he has made his way to Lemnos, to visit the uncouth-spoken Sintians." After she heard those words, sleeping with Ares was a pleasing thought to her. Next, they went to lay down in the bed when, all of a sudden, Hephaestus's cunning plan fell into place. The chains were then

Firstly, he is the God of war. He is usually depicted wearing a peaked warrior helmet, a shield, a spear or sword, a short tunic, a breastplate, and greaves. Most of the time, it is hard to find which warrior is Ares because he is usually depicted as a, ordinary Greek warrior. Sometimes he actually appears naked underneath the armor (Ares). He also has many animals that are symbols of him: a serpent, a vulture, certain species of owl, a Colchian Dragon which is a serpent that he sent to guard the Golden Fleece, an Ismenian Dragon which is a serpent that guarded his sacred spring in Thrace. Probably the most popular are the dog and vulture. The dog was unrightfully chosen as the symbol of Ares, while the vulture perfectly represents Ares because a vulture is a scavenger and a bird of prey. Lastly, Ares is the symbol of pure violence and gruesomeness during a war (Aris). All of Ares's symbols represent a dark, evil