Ares is the Greek god of war that was known for his destructive behavior. While it is known that Athena was also a goddess of war (and sibling to Ares) the two couldn’t be any more different. Athena was known for her knowledge and strategies that were associated with war while Ares was known to be the personification of all the violence and rage that make up war.

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Ares – Greek God of War. Ares is the god of war, one of the Twelve Olympian gods and the son of Zeus and Hera. In literature he represents the violent and physical untamed aspect of war, which is in contrast to Athena who represents military strategy and generalship as …

Athena’s moral and military superiority to Ares derives in part from the fact that she represents the intellectual and civilized side of war and the virtues of justice and skill, whereas Ares represents blood lust. Ares, in Greek religion, god of war or, more properly, the spirit of battle.

Known for his impulsive and unrelenting thirst for blood, Ares the Greek god of war was feared by men and Greek deities. Among all the major Greek gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus (the gods’ home), Ares was the most despised. The warrior god was always red hot and burning with rage. His Roman equivalent was Mars.

The stories of the War-God. Ares in a chariot from a 5th century BC vase. There are relatively few myths about the war god, an indication of his unpopularity with the Greeks. He does play a role in the Foundation Myth of Thebes. He created a dragon that terrorized people, and it was killed by the hero Cadmus.

The Greek God of war, Ares, is the son of Zeus and Hera (Van Aken 18), and has had difficulties living in the world of the Greeks, whilst many different views have been given of him. For example, in early Greek vases, Ares was depicted as an old and seasoned warrior with a shield and a helmet, but in later vases, he was seen as more youthful …

Did Kratos defeate Ares to become a God of War? Kratos defeated Ares with the strict goal of vengeance. Then the goddess Athena offered him god-hood which Kratos accepted in turn becoming the God …

Ares’ model wears Roman armor, despite being the Greek iteration of The God of War. The Romans worshipped the same gods as the Greeks but gave them different names, particularly named after planets, Ares’ Roman name is ‘Mars’. The type of armor being worn by Ares is a mix between gladiatorial armor and Spartan armor.