He is well known as the lover of Aphrodite , who was married to Hephaestus , and though Ares plays a limited role in literature, when he does appear in myths it is typically facing humiliation.
For example, one famous story of Ares and Aphrodite exposes them to ridicule by the gods when her husband Hephaestus trapped them both naked in a bed using a clever device he made. The Roman counterpart to Ares was Mars , who was known as a father to the Roman people.
Because of this, he was a less aggressive and physical form, revealing a more calm and understanding demeanour. If you use any of the content on this page in your own work, please use the code below to cite this page as the source of the content. Home » Greek Gods » Ares.
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Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Ares lets out a mighty scream and flees back to Mount Olympus to protest to his father for allowing him to become injured by Athena and for allowing Hera and Athena to intervene.
As you may have gathered, the goddess of beauty, Aphrodite , was the secret lover of Ares. I say secret because Aphrodite was actually married to someone. One day, Ares and Aphrodite hatched a plan to secretly meet. The lovers did not want to be disturbed or seen, and thus Ares charged a young boy by the name of Alectryon to stand guard of their bedroom door. After a few hours the boy became tired and fell asleep.
There, he saw Ares and Aphrodite making love. Knowing Aphrodite was married to Hephaistos, he ran out and immediately told all of the other gods of their affair. Ares grew so mad that they had been discovered that he turned Alectryon into a rooster as punishment for not alerting them that Hilos, the Sun God, was entering the room.
That is why in ancient Greek, Alectryon is the word for rooster, To this day, the rooster crows when the sun rises, to alert Ares in the chance him and Aphrodite are together. He was however honored more often when Greek city-states were at war. The most well known people to honor him where the Spartans. He was viewed as a warrior all spartans should aim to be. He was physical, good in combat, and had supreme military and battlefield knowledge. The spartans also offered sacrifices to him in the hopes of him offering protecting and helping them fight in battle.
Overall, the great God of War, Ares, was an interesting character. While he is popular today for being a fierce fighter and portrayed as the epitome of fitness, strength, and military foresight, at the time, he was looked at as a normal handsome young man without any distinct attributes to separate him from other combat heroes Achilles. His love and adulterous relationship with Aphrodite often lead him to pain, and to fighting against the Greeks in the Trojan war.
Myths are a very interesting field. To continue your learning of Ares, check out the following, which were used heavily to produce this article. Who knows. It's like being a vegetarian between meals. The God of War video games.
The plot of the game is totally stupid. What mortal could ever defeat me? The Percy Jackson books. No mortal year-old can beat me in a fight, especially not a measly son of Poseidon.
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