Backstory
Ares was the son of Hera and Zeus. References to Ares can be
found in classical sources such as The Iliad, The Odyssey and The Shield of
Heracles. Ares as well as being the god of war, was also the god of manly
courage and civil order. In Greek art, Ares' is depicted as either a mature
bearded man dressed in military style uniform or a nude, clean shaven young man
with a helm and spear. He was most often honoured during time of war. Ares is
thought to mean "destroyer" or "avenger". In Greek art, Ares is undistinctive;
given his only attributes were a spear and a
helmet.
Ares was despised among the Greeks and the other god because of
his cruel, merciless and violent nature, although there were still few temples
dedicated to him around the northern part of Greece and the Peloponnese. Ares
often backed with non-Greek tribes such ad the Trojans and the
Amazons
found in classical sources such as The Iliad, The Odyssey and The Shield of
Heracles. Ares as well as being the god of war, was also the god of manly
courage and civil order. In Greek art, Ares' is depicted as either a mature
bearded man dressed in military style uniform or a nude, clean shaven young man
with a helm and spear. He was most often honoured during time of war. Ares is
thought to mean "destroyer" or "avenger". In Greek art, Ares is undistinctive;
given his only attributes were a spear and a
helmet.
Ares was despised among the Greeks and the other god because of
his cruel, merciless and violent nature, although there were still few temples
dedicated to him around the northern part of Greece and the Peloponnese. Ares
often backed with non-Greek tribes such ad the Trojans and the
Amazons
In mythology Ares was known to have multiple companions, especially while in battle, these companions include Phobos and Deimos, lesser gods representing 'terror' and 'fear' respectively. Phobos (fear) and Deimos
(terror) were sometimes known to be Ares' sons.
(terror) were sometimes known to be Ares' sons.
Ares, like most other gods, had many relationships; both with mortals and other gods, and these relationships often resulted in offspring. Most well-known of Ares' relationships was his affair with another Olympian god Aphrodite, the Goddess of love and beauty and the husband of Hephaestus. Aphrodite bore Ares five children Phobos, Deimos, Eros, Anteros and only daughter Harmonia. Homer, a famous ancient Greek writer, and author of The Odyssey, tells about a net, designed by Hephaestus to trap lovers, when Hephaestus found out about Aphrodite's affair, Hephaestus used the net to capture Ares with Aphrodite, and trapped them until all the Olympians, came and witnessed what had happened, many of the gods laughed, and mocked Ares for being trapped by the lame and crippled Hephaestus.