An association with Ares endows places and objects with a savage, dangerous, or militarized quality.
In the Iliad, his father Zeus tells him that he is the god most hateful to him. The Greeks were ambivalent toward Ares: although he embodied the physical valor necessary for success in war, he was a dangerous force, “overwhelming, insatiable in battle, destructive, and man-slaughtering.” Fear (Phobos) and Terror (Deimos) were yoked to his battle chariot. In Greek literature, he often represents the physical or violent and untamed aspect of war, in contrast to the armored Athena, whose functions as a goddess of intelligence include military strategy and generalship. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera.
Ares (Ancient Greek Ἄρης), is the Greek god of war.
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