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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.
Mars, god of war and agriculture, equivalent to Ares as far as being war gods; aside from this they have very little in common; Nerio, warrior goddess and personification of valor; Victoria, personification of victory, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nike; Virtus, god of bravery and military strength; Etruscan. Laran, god of war.
Her father, Ares, came to her aid, and killed Halirrhothius. Poseidon demanded justice for his son, and Ares was judged by the Court of the Gods in what, according to the myth, was the first trial in history. The trial had place on Areopagus, a hill adjacent to the Acropolis of Athens who taken its name by this event. [2] [3]
Ares: Mars: God of war, violence, bloodshed and manly virtues. The son of Zeus and Hera, all the other gods despised him except Aphrodite. His Latin name, Mars, gave us the word "martial". His symbols include the boar, serpent, dog, vulture, spear, and shield. Athena: Minerva: Goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare. [28]
' the god feasted by women ') was an epithet of the Ancient Greek war god Ares in the ancient city of Tegea in Arcadia. According to the tradition found in the account of Pausanias, during a war between the Tegeans and the Spartans, the women of Tegea defended the city from an invasion led by the Spartan king Charilaus.
Pages and categories relating to Ares, the god of war in Greek mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. A.
Ares reappears in the sequel God of War II during a flashback near the beginning. His remains are then seen in God of War III as one of Kratos' battles takes place over Ares' ice tomb. Ares also appears in a flashback in God of War: Ghost of Sparta where it is shown that he kidnapped Kratos' brother Deimos as a prophecy foretold the demise of ...
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.