Ares
(god of war)
Roman name: Mars
Parents Zeus and Hera
Siblings: Hephaestus, Hebe, Eileithyia
Ares was the god of war. He was known for his thirst for battle and blood. Athena was a goddess of war, but preferred peace if possible. She would support war when it was over issues of justice. Ares, on the other hand, was not concerned with justice. He loved the thrill of battle. Ares lived among the people of Thrace, who were known for their constant wars and battles between tribes.
Ares was seen often accompanied by four other deities. The four deities were Diemos, the personification of fear; Enyo, goddess of battle; Eris, the personification of discord; and Phobos, the personification of terror. Ares, along with his companions, escalated the ferocity of battle.
Even though he was strong and a great warrior, Ares lacked cunning, strategy, and moral decency. In several battles, Areas was forced off the battlefields by humans who wanted to make peace. He was not well liked either by humans or by the gods. Even his mother and father disliked him.
Affairs of Ares
Aphrodite (click here for more details)
offspring: Deimos (personification of fear)
Phobos (personification of terror)
Harmonia
Anteros (god of passions)
Possibly Eros (some stories have him present at creation)
Acrope
Offspring: Alcippe
Chryse
Offspring: Phlegyus
Cyrene
Offsping: Dionedes (became King of Thrace)
Demonice
Offspring: Evenus (became King of Aetolia)
Molus
Pylus
Thestius (became King of Aetolia after Evenus)
Harpinna
Offspring: Oenomaus (becomes King of Pisa)
Otrere (Queen of the Amazons)
Offspring: Piethesiles (Became Queen of the Amazons after her mother)
Protogena
Offspring: Oxylus
Pyrene
Offspring: Cycnus
Mars, God of War by Velazque Diego Rodriguea de Silvay - Museo del Prado, Madrid
Major Gods and Goddesses
Aphrodite |
Apollo | Ares | Artemis | Athena | Demeter | Dionysus
Hades | Hephaestus | Hera | Hermes | Hestia | Poseidon | Zeus
Heroes
Achilles | Aeneas | Diomedes | Hector | Hercules | Jason | Odysseus | Perseus | Theseus
Stories
Introduction | Creation
Story | Olympians VS. Titans | Creation of Man |
Revolt
of Giants | Abduction
of Persephone | The Underworld
Visitors
to Underworld | Amzon Warriors | Ares vs. Athena | Daedalus and Icarus
Echo and Narcissus | Judgement of Paris | Perseus and Andromeda | Trojan War
