Ares – greek god of warBy: Linda Park

Block: F

Who is ares?• He is the God of War• He is the strongest God• He loves to fight• He is the son of Hera and Zeus• He is known for beingdisliked by other Gods & Goddesses

Names

• Greek Name -  Ἄρης (a-reeze)

• Roman - Mars 

Symbols• The Symbols that describe Ares are:

Vulture Dog Burning Torch

Spear

Which domain?• Since Ares is the God of War, his

main domain is the battlefield.

Relations• His Parents are: -Zeus (The King of the Gods) -Hera (The Goddess of childbirth and marriage)

• He had 4 siblings who are: -Hebe (Goddess of Youth)  -Athena (Goddess of War and Wisdom) -Eileithyia (Goddess of childbirth) -Hephaestus (God of Blacksmith and Fire) • He loved: -Aphrodite (The Goddess of love and beauty) -Ares was not married with Aphrodite

Weapon• The weapon that Ares uses is a

spear.

Special powers

• The powers of Ares are: -Warfare -Murdering -Aggression -Violence

Special personality

• Ares’s personalities are: -Determined -Fearless -Decisive -Brave

Myth based on ares• When Hephaestus witnessed

Aphrodite and Ares falling in love, he decided to make an unbreakable net

• The net have captured Aphrodite and Ares

• When the other great Gods saw this, Ares was mad and shamed. Later on, he got punishment

Interesting facts

• Hera and Zeus disliked Ares• If Zeus and Hera gave more love to

Ares, he would’ve been the God of Minor Conflicts

• He was never married with someone• Ares was sometimes a coward• Athena was Ares’s half-sister

Bibliography• http://www.themirl.com/images/Acropolis_21.JPG (background)• http://www.losgazquez.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/nicks-vulture.JPG (Vulture1)• http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/HoodedVulture(HM).jpg (Vulture2)• http://suespetcastle.com/images/MinPin.jpg (Sturdy Dog)• http://www.brycetech.com/gallery/picts/tutpict2/torch3.jpg (burning torch)• http://z.about.com/d/cleveland/1/0/P/a/-/-/HalberdsandBoarSpear-leftKO.jpg (spear)• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_Ares_domain (ares’s domain)• http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/res.nsf/14C0C109D39471F8802572A500539640/$file/battlefield.jpg

(battlefield)• http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/p/Ares.htm (ares & myth)• http://www.angelfire.com/empire/martiana/ares/index.html (ares’s power)• http://www.buzzle.com/articles/ares-greek-god-of-war.html (ares image)• http://www.bestofsicily.com/mag/art153.gif (Zeus and Hera)• http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/papers/lombardiaphrodite/pics/mars_and_aphrodite.jpg

(aphrodite)• http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid =20071108213914AAzoAS4 (meanings)• http://musicforchange.com/cms/images/bedecisive.jpg (desicive)• http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/amc0850l.jpg (determined)• http://www.foxnews.com/images/330455/1_61_mouse_fearless_2.jpg (fearless)• http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Humor/Cats/BraveCat.jpg (brave)• http://karenswhimsy.com/public-domain-images/ancient-greek-warfare/images/ancient-greek-warfare-2.jpg

(warfare)• http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/Images/StarChild/solar_system_level1/mars.gif (Mars)• http://titan.iwu.edu/~classics/hebe.gif (hebe)• http://www.tqnyc.org/2006/NYC063035//hephaestus.jpg (ephaestus)• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileithyia (Eileithyia )• http://www.testriffic.com/resultfiles/9137athena1001.JPG (athena)