Ares Greek Myth

Bill Wu
9/27/17

Ares the god of war was one of the Olympian deities who represented the row violence, and untamed aspects of war. He was in charge of war all over the world; in other words he was the symbol and spirit of battle and aggressiveness--his worships was not widely extended in Greece. He was the son of the chief god, Zeus, and the queen of the Olympian gods, Hera, the legitimate mate of Aphrodite.

Ares, though not very popular globally, was quite a concern in certain region, especially in north area of Greece. His worship was considered cult since it was devoid of love, civilization, ethic, law or other positive connection toward the mortal world like other major gods, however, he was offered up sacrifices by people at Sparta in Laconia; a tempo was built for him at the foot of Areopagus, the mountain hill where met the highest council in ancient Athens.

God of Mars, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

The counterpart of Ares in Roman Mythology, the second only to the roman chief god, Jupiter, however, was considered as a virtuous symbol: a figure of martial arts instead of row violence.