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On vases, Ares is usually the typical armed warrior.

He was the sire of at least three of Heracles’ adversaries: Cycnus, Lycaon, and Diomedes of Thrace. By Aglauros, the daughter of Cecrops, he was the father of Alcippe. Occasionally, Aphrodite was Ares’ legitimate wife, and by her he fathered Deimos, Phobos (who accompanied him into battle), Harmonia, and-as first told by Simonides in the 6th century bce- Eros, god of love. He was associated with Aphrodite from earliest times in fact, Aphrodite was known locally (e.g., at Sparta) as a war goddess, apparently an early facet of her character. The mythology surrounding the figure of Ares is not extensive. Also associated with him were two lesser war deities: Enyalius, who is virtually identical with Ares himself, and Enyo, a female counterpart.Īres, classical sculpture in the National Roman Museum, Rome. Nonetheless, he was accompanied in battle, by his sister Eris (Strife) and his sons (by Aphrodite) Phobos and Deimos (Panic and Rout). From at least the time of Homer-who established him as the son of the chief god, Zeus, and Hera, his consort-Ares was one of the Olympian deities his fellow gods and even his parents, however, were not fond of him ( Iliad, Book V, 889 ff.). He represented the distasteful aspects of brutal warfare and slaughter. Unlike his Roman counterpart, Mars, he was never very popular, and his worship was not extensive in Greece. Athena’s moral and military superiority to Ares derives in part from the fact that she represents the intellectual and civilized side of war and the virtues of justice and skill, whereas Ares represents blood lust.Īres, in Greek religion, god of war or, more properly, the spirit of battle. Zeus, the chief god, specifically assigns the sphere of war to Ares, the god of war, and Athena. Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.