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Ares Childhood Ares was the only son of Zeus and his wife Hera He was disliked strongly by his father; Ares was abducted for several days, and his parents did not even seem to care He was rescued by a friend, and his parents sent him to live with a minor diety, Priepus "Ares" Fitzwater2

Ares Childhood He was rescued by a friend, and his parents sent him to live with a minor diety, Priepus It was Priepus who taught Ares the arts of dancing and martial arts to become a fighter "Ares" Fitzwater3

Ares Earns His Reputation Despite much training, Ares lost many of his battles, including many lost by his arch-enemy and half-sister, Athena (The God of Wisdom), though as victor, she only disarmed him Ares viewed war as frenzied, bloody, hand-to- hand combat, while Athena viewed it as strategic and rational "Ares" Fitzwater4

The Trojan Wars Ares fought in the Trojan Wars on the Trojan side against the Greeks to support his lover at the time, Aphrodite Every god except for Apollo became very angry at Ares, for they were all in support of the Greeks "Ares" Fitzwater5

Ares in the Trojan War "Ares" Fitzwater6

Downfalls of Ares He charged at Athena for taunting him during the war, though she grabbed a rock and hit him in the head with it Athena also persuaded another god to wound Ares in battle; Ares cried in pain so loudly that the entire Earth shook He cried to Zeus for Athena humilitating him, but Zeus just laughed at him "Ares" Fitzwater7

Downfalls of Ares Ares rarely helped the other gods, but he did rescue Hades at one time He was not a popular god; the few god that followed him were very insignificant Ares usually rode into battle with his two sons, Phobos and Daiemos "Ares" Fitzwater8

Ares’ Good Side Although Ares normally fought with his emotions and not rationally, he did stick up for the people that he thought were his families When Ares daughter Alcippe was raped by one of Poseidon’s sons, Ares killed him, which led to the first murder trial in history He was acquitted of the crime "Ares" Fitzwater9

Ares’ Symbols Ares’ symbols are:  Helmet  Sword  Dogs  The Planet Mars  Horses  The color red  Vultures  Bronze jars and vases "Ares" Fitzwater10

Love Life Ares was never a married man, but he had over twenty different affairs, many lasting a few years Many of his partners bore several children each His most well known partner was Aphrodite; when he learned that she was in love with someone else, his jealously drove him to kill his rival "Ares" Fitzwater11

Ares and Aphrodites Gallery "Ares" Fitzwater12

Ares’ Appearance Ares was a very muscular and handsome god. He had wavy long charcoal colored hair He always wore black leather cut off at his shoulders to show off his big arms to the other gods. "Ares" Fitzwater13

Personality Ares was a decisive, determined, and fearless leader, but he would participate in any fight regardless of the consequences. He was also very arrogant, careless towards his children, and quite cruel He was one of the least liked Gods because of his rage and bloodlust "Ares" Fitzwater14

Conclusion Ares is most commonly known as the God of War His two main symbols are the helmet and sword His true love was Aphrodite, but he never was married He was one of the least respected gods of all, because he treated other gods poorly "Ares" Fitzwater15

Ares’ Family Tree "Ares" Fitzwater16

Ares Image Gallery "Ares" Fitzwater17

Ares’ Children  Phobos God of Fear  Deimos God of Terror  Harmonia Goddess of Harmony  Drakon of Thebes Dragon Ares did not have a good relationship with any of his children due to the fact that he was never married "Ares" Fitzwater18

Myths about Ares Ares was imprisoned in a jar by the Aloadai giants in their attempts to conquer heaven. Ares was caught in an invisible net by the god Hephaistos while having a relationship with Aphrodite Vultures, who fed on the flesh of the dead on battlefields, were regarded as Ares' sacred birds. Ares waged battle as the god of war. The Romans identified him with their own war god, Mars, although the two gods were quite different in character. "Ares" Fitzwater19

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