![]() ![]() That's why most of the times she prevailed against bellicose Ares and was bringing him to shame. But Athena was, in parallel, the goddess of wisdom, so she was combining power with intelligence. The biggest controversy was between Ares with Athena, who was also a war goddess. His love to cause wars and quarrels made him obnoxious not only to other gods but also to his father Zeus, who never missed an opportunity to attack him and call him a "stubborn head". He was always thirsty for blood and his main feature was the irrational rage and the lack of any courtesy.Īres belongs to the second generation of Olympians. So the Greeks coined a god, Ares, who personified this terrible scourge. The ancient Greek mythology is dominated by two major combat operations: the ten-year Trojan War and the Argonaut’s campaign. Since ancient times the people, in order to solve their differences resorted to the most painful act for humans, war. ![]() In Greek literature, he often represents the physical or violent and untamed aspect of war, in contrast to the armored Athena, whose functions as a goddess of intelligence include military strategy and generalship. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. Ares (Mars) Greek God - Art Picture by GenzoManĪres (Roman equivalent is Mars) was the Greek god of war. ![]()
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