Ares

Ares
God of war
Statue of Ares from Hadrian's Villa
Abode	Mount Olympus, Thrace, Macedonia, Thebes, Sparta & Mani
Symbols	Sword, spear, shield, helmet, chariot, flaming torch, dog, boar, vulture
Personal information
Consort	Aphrodite and various others
Children	Erotes (Eros and Anteros), Phobos, Deimos, Phlegyas, Harmonia, Enyalios, Thrax, Oenomaus, Amazons and Adrestia
Parents	Zeus and Hera
Siblings	Aeacus, Angelos, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Dionysus, Eileithyia, Enyo, Eris, Ersa, Hebe, Helen of Troy, Hephaestus, Heracles, Hermes, Minos, Pandia, Persephone, Perseus, Rhadamanthus, the Graces, the Horae, the Litae, the Muses, the Moirai
Roman equivalent	Mars
Norse equivalent	Týr
Hinduism equivalent	Kartikeya

Ares is a god in Greek mythology. He is the god of savage war, and represents the untamed, wild aspects of conflict. He is one of the Twelve Olympians. His parents are Zeus and Hera. He had a twin sister called Eris. Neither parent liked him. He is considered murderous and bloody. In the Trojan War, he fought on the side of the Trojans. He had six children with Aphrodite. His homeland is Thrace.

Etymology

Ares' name is believed to be derived from the Greek word ἀρήσ (arē), the Ionic form of the Doric ἀρά (ara), which translates to "bane" or "ruin".

Related pages

• Maris - Etruscan mythology version of Ares
• Tyr - Norse mythology version of Ares
• Mars - Roman mythology version of Ares

Other websites

• Theoi Project, Ares information on Ares from classical literature, images from Greek and Roman art.
• Greek Mythology Link, Ares Archived 2002-02-02 at the Wayback Machine summary of Ares in myth