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.

2025年3月13日 · Ares, in Greek religion, god of war or, more properly, the spirit of battle. Unlike his Roman counterpart, Mars, he was never very popular, and his worship was not extensive in Greece. He represented the distasteful aspects of brutal warfare and slaughter.

2017年1月18日 · 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.

ARES was the Olympian god of war, battlelust, courage and civil order. In ancient Greek art he was depicted as either a mature, bearded warrior armed for battle, or a nude, beardless youth with a helm and spear.

Since he was the savage god of senseless war, Ares was almost universally detested. At one point, after Ares is wounded in battle by Diomedes, even Zeus calls him “the most hateful of all the gods,” remarking that if he hadn’t been his son, he would have surely ended up in Tartarus with Cronus and the Titans.

Ares was the Olympian god of war, battlelust and manliness. This page describes the appearances of the god in the Trojan War including including his wounding by Diomedes, grief at the death his son Ascalaphus, battle with the goddess Athena and presence at the fall of the city.

2017年3月24日 · Ares famously seduced Aphrodite, unsuccessfully fought with Hercules, and enraged Poseidon by killing his son Halirrhothios. One of the most human of the 12 Olympian gods, Ares was a popular subject in Greek art. The god became even more popular in Roman times when he took on a much more serious aspect as Mars, the Roman god of war.

2025年1月26日 · In Greek mythology, nobody could kill Ares because he was immortal. He was a powerful god of war, and therefore, invulnerable to death by mortal or divine means. Ares was one of the twelve Olympian gods. Immortality was a defining characteristic of …

2024年9月22日 · Ares’ multifaceted role in the Underworld illustrates the complex relationship between war and death in Greek mythology. His narratives emphasize the impact of conflict on the human experience and the inevitability of mortality.

Death by Unnatural Causes: While he can't die of old age, Ares can still die by unnatural means including being grievously injured enough like being ripped in half [15] and penetrated by enchanted projectiles.