Ares – greek god of war

By: Linda ParkBlock: 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/battl

efield.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)