Ares: God Of War

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Ares Have you ever heard of a God of War? Well, olympion God, Ares is just that. Ares rides into battle in a colored chariot. He cares for nothing but death and bloodshed. Ares is a very interesting God. Ares has many family members. In contrast to his mother, Athena she represents military. Ares has five sons, Anteros, Deimos, Enyalios, Eros, and Phobos. Ares also has two daughters, Harmonia and Nike. Ares’s dad is Zeus. Ares is a very powerful God with many different personalities which causes many Gods and others not to like him. Despite his handsome face, Ares developed an extremely bold-tempered attitude. He was very strong and swift and became the envy of his fellow Gods. He seemed to care about nothing but battles and bloodshed. Ares was very hateful and became very hard to like. …show more content…

Ares is represented by: spear, helmet, dog, chariot, boar, vulture. He rides a decorated chariot anywhere he goes. Fire breathing stallions drive his chariot. Ares has many symbols and animals that represent him. Ares is a very interesting God. Ares had many children. All of Ares children are happily married. Deimos is one of his sons. Phobos is also one of Ares sons who is happily married. All of Ares family members were once happily married and had children. Ares has many grandchildren. His family expands from most of the greek gods and goddesses. Ares and his family are very

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