AI overview
Ares is the Greek god of war and courage, one of the twelve most important deities in ancient Greek religion and the son of Zeus and Hera. He represents both the physical bravery needed in battle and the brutal violence of war itself, which is why the ancient Greeks had mixed feelings about him—especially compared to his sister Athena, who represented the strategic and leadership aspects of warfare instead.
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Key facts
- Deity.spouse
- Aphrodite
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Ares
- Deity.image
- Ares Canope Villa Adriana b.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Cast of a Roman statue from Hadrian's Villa, copied from a Greek original. Traditionally identified as Ares or Hermes.
- Deity.god_of
- God of war and courage
- Deity.member_of
- the Twelve Olympians
- Deity.abode
- Mount Olympus, temples in mainland Greece, Crete and Asia minor
- Deity.symbols
- Sword, spear, shield, helmet
- Deity.parents
- Zeus and Hera
- Deity.siblings
- Hephaestus, Eileithyia, Hebe and several paternal half-siblings
- Deity.children