Biography of the greek/roman god ares/mars

          Ares is the Greek god of war and courage..

          Ares was the ancient Greek god of war or, more properly, the spirit of battle.

        1. Ares was the ancient Greek god of war or, more properly, the spirit of battle.
        2. Ares was a son of Zeus and Hera, King and Queen of the Gods, and brother of the goddesses Eileithyia and Hebe.
        3. Ares is the Greek god of war and courage.
        4. Ares was one of the twelve great Olympian gods, and the Greek god of war.
        5. Mars represented military power as a way to secure peace, and was a father (pater) of the Roman people.

          6. Ares

          God of war in ancient Greek religion

          This article is about the ancient Greek god. For other uses, see Ares (disambiguation).

          Not to be confused with Aries (disambiguation).

          Ares

          Cast of a Roman statue from Hadrian's Villa, copied from a Greek original.

          Traditionally identified as Ares or Hermes.

          AbodeMount Olympus, temples in mainland Greece, Crete and Asia minor
          PlanetMars
          SymbolsSword, spear, shield, helmet
          DayTuesday (hēméra Áreōs)
          ParentsZeus and Hera
          SiblingsHephaestus, Eileithyia, Hebe and several paternal half-siblings
          ConsortLiaisons with Aphrodite and others
          Childrenthe Erotes (Eros and Anteros), Phobos, Deimos, Phlegyas, Harmonia, Enyalius, Thrax, Oenomaus, Cycnus, and the Amazons
          RomanMars

          Ares (; Ancient Greek: Ἄρης, Árēs[árɛːs]) is the Greek god of war and courage.

          He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physi