A Quick Synopsis of Ares the Greek God of War

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- Statue of Ares at Hadrian's Villa
God of Warfare and Manly Virtues
Symbol spear, helmet, dog,chariot, boar
Parents Zeus and Hera
Siblings Hebe, Hephaestus, Enyo, Heracles, and Eileithyia
Children Eros, Anteros, Phobos, Deimos, Phlegyas, Harmonia, and Adrestia
Roman equivalent Mars
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I'm unsure why but i couldn't find a picture where Ares's penis was of normal size. I assure you this is no indication of Aries penis size.


Ares (Ancient Greek: ?_——? [??r—?s], ??odern Greek: ——?? [??aris]) is the Greek god of war. "Ares is apparently an ancient abstract noun meaning throng of battle, war."[1] He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera.[2] As the Olympian god of warfare, righteous indignation, and courage; lover of Aphrodite and "Leader of Righteous Men," Ares presides over male passion, the weapons and preparations for war, the defense and protection of cities, rebellion and civil order, policing of banditry, masculinity, integrity, and personal courage.

Identity

Ares is an important Olympian god in the epic tradition represented by the Iliad. The reading of his character remains ambiguous, in a late 6th-century funerary inscription from Attica: "Stay and mourn at the tomb of dead Kroisos/ Whom raging Ares destroyed one day, fighting in the foremost ranks".[6]

The Romans identified him as Mars, the god of war and agriculture, but the Romans esteemed Mars much more. (See also Athena.)

Among the Greeks, Ares was typically distrusted.[7] Although Ares' virginal half-sister Athena was also considered a war deity, her stance was that of strategic warfare, whereas Ares's tended to be passionate courage of the moment. The virgin goddess Athena and passionate Ares were enemies.

In Macedonia, he was viewed as a bearded war veteran with superb military skills and physical strength. The ancient Macedonians looked up to Ares as a divine leader as well as a God.[citation needed]

In Sparta Ares was viewed as a masculine soldier in which his resilience, physical strength and military intelligence was unrivaled.

His birthplace and true home was placed far off, among the barbarous and warlike Thracians,[8] to whom he withdrew after his affair with Aphrodite was revealed.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares)