Homer's Ares was bloody and merciless and while god of war, was a coward who cried in pain and when wounded, runs away. He is associated with the Roman god Mars, although Mars had an agrarian side and enjoyed wider worship. His origins consistently claim Hera as his mother and attribute his paternity to Zeus or that Hera conceived him alone to spite Zeus conceiving Athena by himself. He is distinguished from Athena, also a war deity, as being associated with the individual warrior and the personal fight. The name Ares is connected with the Greek word ἀρή (arē), meaning bane, ruin, or curse.Ares was the Greek god of war, conflict and masculine courage. It was there that Orestes was later judged for the murder of his mother. The gods acquitted Ares and the hill was named Areopagus (Ares’s Rock), becoming the place where trials for murder would take place.
ARES GOD OF WAR TRIAL
His trial is said to have taken place in Athens, on a hill to the west of the Acropolis. The AreopagusĪfter Poseidon’s son Halirrhothius raped Are’s daughter Alcippe, Ares found him and killed him, for which Poseidon demanded he be put on trial. Hephaestus created a bronze net which he threw over the lovers, who were captured and displayed for all the gods to see and ridicule. According to Ovid, Helios( the Sun) found out about their affair and told Hephaestus, Aphrodite’s husband. Their offspring were said to be Eros, Anteros, Deimos, Phobos, Adrestia and Harmonia ( Harmony). Ares and AphroditeĪres’s most famous love affair was with Aphrodite. Otus and Ephialtes, twin giants, imprisoned Ares for a lunar year by binding him with chains of brass he was eventually rescued by Hermes.Īres also became trapped by the Aloadae, twin giants Otus and Ephialtes, who imprisoned him for 13 months in a brazen pot bound in chains, until finally their stepmother told Hermes of his whereabouts and Hermes rescued his brother. Ares attacked Heracles, but Athena blocked his hit and Heracles injured him, forcing his sons Deimos and Phobos to come to his rescue, leading him to Olympus to heal his wound. Ares, screeching in pain, had to leave the battlefield led by Aphrodite, while Athena burst in laughter and boasted of her superiority in battle.Īres was also wounded by Heracles, after Heracles fought with and killed Ares’s bloodthirsty son Cycnus. The spear hit her aegis, thereupon Athena picked up a big rock and threw it at him, hitting him in the neck and knocking him out. The second instance was when Ares attacked Athena by throwing his spear at her. There, Zeus berated him for his love of violence and stated he was his least favourite of all gods. Athena guided Diomedes to attack him and struck his in the abdomen when Ares suffered the blow, he gave out an intense cry and left for Olympus to heal his wound. The first instance was after Ares joined the side of the Trojans even though he had assured Athena he would not do so. Helmet, Shield, Spear or Sword, Dog, Vulture, Chariot, Boar, Flaming torchĮrotes (Eros and Anteros), Phobos, Deimos, Phlegyas, Harmonia, and Adrestia Although he was the god of war, he was not immune to injuries and was wounded in numerous instances.ĭuring the Trojan war he was wounded twice, both caused by Athena. MythologyĪres was the son of Zeus and Hera. Other times he displays a wiser nature, where he sees war as a means to defend a city or bring justice. His sacred animal is the dog and he is also associated with the vulture, both of which are scavengers of war.Īres is often portrayed as a bloodthirsty god, ruthless and in fury, seeking war for its own sake. Although he has a palace in Olympus, he lives in Thrace, whence he is believed to have stemmed. He drives a chariot with four horses and is accompanied by his two sons, Deimos ( Terrror) and Phobos ( Fear). Physical Features, Symbols and CharacterĪres is depicted as a young man wearing a helmet, and carrying a shield and spear. Ares was the god of war and, unlike his sister Athena, represented the more violent aspect of war.
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