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ARES
Greek God of War
William Kirk
Ares was usually
pictured as a handsome,
bearded warrior in battle
armor with a helmet and
bronze-tipped spear.
His pets were the dog,
the vulture, and the
boar.
Ares was the god of
war, bravery, and
slaughter but he was
the god of the savage
side of war.
His opposite was
Athena, the goddess of
military strategy.
Ares was the son of Hera
and her husband, Zeus
never really liked him so she
sent him to live with a minor
god.
He never married but he did
have many children and he
Ares was also the
god of murder. He
often killed the
weak.
He sent a boar to
kill Adonis.
Ares’s companions
were Hades, Discord,
Panic, and his sons,
Fear and Terror.
His mother, Hera, had
to protect him from
Zeus when he was
younger. He didn’t
need anyone to protect
him when he was
older.
Ares was from
Thrace and spent
much of his time
there.
He also spent time
at Mount Olympus
where the Greek
gods lived.
The symbols for Ares
are mainly a helmet
and bronze-tipped
spear.
His other symbols are
a chariot and flaming
torch.
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