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A Roman copy of a statue of Aphrodite Areia found in Epidaurus, with the original created by the Polykleitos school.. Aphrodite Areia (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίτη Ἀρεία) or "Aphrodite the Warlike" was a cult epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, in which she was depicted in full armor like the war god Ares. [1]
In some myths, she is identified as the mother of the war god Enyalius as well, [6] and in these myths, Ares is indicated as the father, however, the masculine name Enyalius or Enyalios also may be used as a title for Ares. [7] As goddess of war, Enyo is responsible for orchestrating the destruction of cities, often accompanying Ares into ...
Ares Monster (portrayed by Mark Newnham, voiced by Al Chalk) - A full-armored monster associated with Ares. In the toyline, it was immortalized as "Ares." Ares' Snake - A giant snake that guards the Urn of Zeus in Ares' Cave. Argo - A palomino horse, and the cavalry horse of Xena. Argo can sense danger, use martial arts, and issue commands to ...
'Strife') is the goddess and personification of strife and discord, particularly in war, and in the Iliad (where she is the "sister" of Ares the god of war). According to Hesiod she was the daughter of primordial Nyx (Night), and the mother of a long list of undesirable personified abstractions, such as Ponos (Toil), Limos (Famine), Algae ...
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]
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Other versions of her myth have her born near the island of Cythera, hence another of her names, "Cytherea". [97] Cythera was a stopping place for trade and culture between Crete and the Peloponesus , [ 98 ] so these stories may preserve traces of the migration of Aphrodite's cult from the Middle East to mainland Greece .