Ares: The Many Shades of the War God

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"Great Ares, who twirls his bloody spear on the battleground and leaves mothers in unending tears!" Ah, don't be afraid, dear reader. We're not charging into war; we're just embarking on a whimsical foray into the excitingly conflicted world of Ares, the Greek God of War. He, unlike the modern idea of a deity, is as full of complications as your morning Sudoku puzzle, albeit slightly bloodier.

In the bustling boardroom of the gods that was Olympus, Ares was not, to put it mildly, the poster-boy for good behavior. Each Olympian seemed to be allotted a specific dominion—Poseidon had his watery real estate, Demeter her grain bowl—but Ares, ever the rebel, chose the less PR-friendly option of war. No mere knight-in-shining-armor was he, but rather the very embodiment of conflict, destruction, and the darker side of mankind's nature.

His parentage did little to brighten his image. Son of Zeus, the mighty king of the gods known for his... um, colorful love life, and Hera, queen of the gods, Ares had inherited an Olympian-sized package of divine drama. Maybe Ares was just a product of a troubled family home? A child left to play with spears instead of Lego? It's no wonder the other gods rolled their cosmic eyes at his antics, with Apollo once labelling him a "whining double-faced liar." Sibling rivalry, indeed!

Yet, for all his ostentatious bloodlust, Ares wasn't merely a one-dimensional character in the pantheon's soap opera. He had his moments of tenderness, notably with Aphrodite, the goddess of love, who was ironically married to Hephaestus, the lame blacksmith of the gods. Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place. In a scandal to rival any modern-day tabloid, the two lovers were once caught in an invisible but very tangible net by the vengeful Hephaestus, giving "caught in the act" a whole new divine meaning.

But here's where the complexity of Ares really comes into focus. He may have been the personification of war, but he was also revered as a protective and paternal figure. In Sparta, a city-state known for its military might, Ares was worshipped not just as a god of war, but as a guardian, protector of the city, and a symbol of masculine virility.

Looking through the looking glass of Greek mythology, one could easily take Ares as the bad boy, the hooligan of the divine playground. But really, he was more. He was a reflection of the human condition—the embodiment of the violent passions that can grip us, the chaos that can consume us, but also the courage that can inspire us. He was every bit as complex and multifaceted as the humans who worshipped him, feared him, and penned epic tales about him.

So, here's to Ares, the troublesome Olympian with a penchant for war and love alike. His story is a reminder of the dual nature of humanity—of how we're capable of both love and hate, peace and war, creation and destruction. And even if he did lean a little too heavily on the spear side of the scales, at least he never found himself in a... bore... war.

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Do you view Ares in the pantheon of gods as a malevolent force or a necessary one?
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[jessnalulila]

Ares was actually more calm than Athena and he was known for being a caring father

[christianchauhan]

Roman name of Mighty Ares is #Mars & ❤🤍💙 all your videos mate👍

[LEGOMANIAC]

"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we become too fond of it." -Robert E Lee

As choleric as Ares can be, I do feel that he serves a very vital purpose, in that he doesn't hide the ugliness of war and makes us not view it as some glorious thing to be reveled in. He shows us war is hell, ao that we might learn to avoid it and prefer peace.

[TawhaiSinclair]

The Greeks for the most part misinterpreted Ares.

He was not a Psycho he was a Protector. He did not love war, but fought fearlessly to protect the innocent (Woman and children). His Father Zeus did not despise him but loved him dearly. He did not try and take over the kingdom, it was actually his uncle Poseidon and his son that tried to.

Infact it was Poseidon and his offspring that spread so much lies about Ares due to there Jealousy and hatred of him.

Ares was truly a God of Peace. A protector of the innocent. A very loyal servant to his Father and the kingdom. And was muched Loved amongst the olympian Gods due to his self sacrificing nature.

[ElizabethMcCormick-sn]

He's also a bit of a wimp who runs crying back to Olympus if he even gets a splinter during battle!