I'm doing a project on him in english class and have gotten severley dehydrated so I haven't been able to look anything up as I've been in pain. all I need to know is:
Ares' Main Myth
and some companies that use either the name Ares or Mars his roman name. Please help me this is a really important grade!
2007-03-23 14:08:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
No it's really not that I don't want to do it. I've had this assigned since the middle of the week and then got really sick and today when I tried to find info. I came up with absolutley nothing
2007-03-23 15:41:03 · update #1
The Greek god of war and battle and the instigator of violence, a son of Zeus and Hera. Because of his cruel and war-like nature he was despised by all the gods, even his own father disliked him. Ares could be bloody, merciless, fearful and cowardly and possessed no moral attributes. He was, however, unable to withstand the loveliness of Aphrodite, who subsequently became his consort. Ares was of giant stature and had a loud voice, and surpassed the other gods in speed.
On the battlefield Ares was accompanied by Phobos ("Fear") and Deimos ("Terror"), two lesser divinities who are sometimes given as his sons. He was furthermore attended by the goddesses Eris ("Strife") and Enyo ("Horror"). Ares is also the father of the Harmonia, the goddess of harmony, and of the Amazons Penthesilea and Hippolyte.
Ares' cult was never very popular in Hellas and there were only a few temples dedicated to him. His cult was probably introduced from Thrace, the region where he was held in high regard. Etymologically his name may mean "destroyer" or "avenger".
The Romans equated them with Mars and their war-god was of much more significance than Ares.
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/articles.html
http://www.the-pantheon.com/ares.htm
2007-03-23 14:14:08 · answer #1 · answered by wanna_be_md 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha ha. You can type in this long explanation, but you can't type "Ares Myth" into Google?
What a rare and strange disease you must have.
Don't lie - just say you don't want to do it :)
2007-03-23 21:11:35 · answer #2 · answered by blakesleefam 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
he's greek
he's a god
he likes war
and he's the greek god of war named ares
2007-03-23 21:42:53 · answer #3 · answered by just tht kid over there 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋