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Ares (/ ˈ ɛər iː z /; Ancient Greek: Ἄρης, Árēs) is the Greek god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians , and the son of Zeus and Hera . The Greeks were ambivalent towards him.
The image of Ares Gynaecothoenas was located on the Tegean Agora and was, as such, also easily viewable for visitors to the city. [7] [8] This story is a part of the narrative of conflict between the Tegeans and the Spartans, which makes up some of the putative history that featured as an important part of local identity in Tegea.
Two roosters on an ancient Greek black-figure vase from Villa Giulia.. Alectryon (from Ancient Greek: ἀλεκτρυών, Alektruṓn pronounced [alektryɔ̌ːn], literally meaning "rooster") in Greek mythology, was a young soldier who was assigned by Ares, the god of war, to guard the outside of his bedroom door while the god took part in a love affair with the love goddess Aphrodite.
It was Ares who undertook the task of fetching Hephaestus at first, but he was threatened by the fire god with torches. [24] At last, Dionysus , the god of wine, fetched him, intoxicated him with wine, and took the subdued smith back to Olympus on the back of a mule accompanied by revelers – a scene that sometimes appears on painted pottery ...
Her origin story in Greek mythology is also slightly ambiguous, with the Theogony claiming Nike to be the daughter of Styx and Pallas [10] while the Homeric Hymns describe Ares, the god of war, as being Nike's father. [11] Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Victoria.
Clarisse is a daughter of Ares, the god of war, and quickly becomes one of Percy's main antagonists at camp. Dior Goodjohn as Clarisse La Rue. (David Bukach / Disney)
Hera, Ares's mother, saw Ares's interference and asked Zeus, Ares's father, for permission to drive Ares away from the battlefield. Hera encouraged Diomedes to attack Ares and he threw his spear at the god. Athena drove the spear into Ares's body, and he bellowed in pain and fled to Mount Olympus, forcing the Trojans to fall back. [159]
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