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Ares. God of War and Bloodlust By John Compton and Isaiah Reynolds. Ares. Parents were Zeus and Hera Unlike other gods he was not troubled by Hera for Zeus’s affairs Children were Eros, Deimos, Phobus, Harmonia, Anesta, Himeros, Hippolyta, and Adrehoustha
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Ares • God of War and Bloodlust • By John Compton and Isaiah Reynolds
Ares • Parents were Zeus and Hera • Unlike other gods he was not troubled by Hera for Zeus’s affairs • Children were Eros, Deimos, Phobus, Harmonia, Anesta, Himeros, Hippolyta, and Adrehoustha • Symbols are the vulture, burning torch, and spear • Consort (Spouse) was, in a way, Aphrodite. • His patron city is Sparta which he shares with Artemis. A sculpture of Ares from Greece
Facts • Ares is different from the other gods because he is so blood thirsty. • Ares played a part on the Trojans side, in the Trojan war because of Aphrodite. • The Trojan war was actually part of Zeus’s plan to depopulate the earth especially of demigods. A picture of Ares sculpted into a pot.
Ares doesn’t alway think things through • Ares is a person that since he’s driven by his bloodthirstiness doesn’t always think his plans and actions through • Ares is a person who does what others are doing • Notice how in votes he is one pretty much never does anything out of the ordinary
Romans’ Ares, Mars • They named the planet Mars after the Roman’s version Mars • Mars was one of the most important gods so they had a whole month dedicated to him • One of their cities was named Campus Martius, which meant Field of Mars Roman Sculpture of Mars
Ares • Symbols Patron City
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