Ares

STATUE OF GOD ARES HANDMADE,AND METAL-COATED.

Ares was the Greek god of war and perhaps the most unpopular of all the Olympian gods because of his quick temper, aggressiveness, and unquenchable thirst for conflict. He famously seduced Aphrodite, unsuccessfully fought with Hercules, and enraged Poseidon by killing his son Halirrhothios. One of the more human Olympian gods, he was a popular subject in Greek art and even more so in Roman times when he took on a much more serious aspect as Mars, the Roman god of war.

The battle with Hercules

The most popular myth involving Ares was his fight with Hercules. HIS  son Kyknos was infamous for waylaying pilgrims on their way to the oracle at Delphi, and so earned the displeasure of Apollo, who sent Hercules to deal with him. Hercules killed Kyknos, and a furious Ares engaged the hero in a fight. However, Hercules was protected from harm by Athena and even managed to wound Ares. Another myth  for Ares was his capture by the twin Giants Ephialtes and Otus when they stormed Mount Olympus. They imprisoned the god in a bronze jar (or cauldron) for one year and he was only freed through the intervention of Hermes.

ARES in the Trojan War

In Homer’s version of the Trojan War in the Iliad, Ares supports the Trojans, sometimes even leading them in battle along with Hector. The Iliad shows the god in a less than positive light.  And he is described as ‘hateful Ares,’ ‘the man-killer.  Homer’s picture of Ares, like the above mythological tales, often demonstrates his weakness in comparison to the other gods. HE is roundly beaten by Athena who, supporting the Achaeans, knocks him out with a large rock. ALSO against the Achaean hero Diomedes who even manages to injure the god with his spear, albeit . Homer describes the scream of the wounded GOD as like the shouts of 10,000 men. Fleeing back to Olympus, Zeus ignores the complaints his son , but instructs Paieon to heal his wound.

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