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Under the influence of Greek culture, Mars, the roman good of war and agriculture was identified with the Greek god Ares

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Ares is known for having many love affairs. In one account while having an affair with Eos goddess of the moon, Aphrodite discovers them and curses Eos with an insatiable lust for all men

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Alectryon, a young soldier assigned to guard Ares front door while he made love, fell asleep on the job and as result Ares was caught by Helios the god of the sun who then humiliated Ares. Ares in a fit of rage turns Alectryon into a rooster, thus explaining why roosters crow each morning, to warn of the sun approaching

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Ares is persuaded by Aphrodite, protector of Troy to fight on the side of the Trojans. They lose due to his sister Athena leading the Greeks to victory, he is humiliated

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In Greek mythology Ares is bound by chains and imprisoned in an urn to supress his bloodlust and desire for war until he is rescued by Hermes

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In the epic poem Argonautica, the golden fleece hangs in a grove sacred to Ares, until its stolen by Jason and the Argonauts

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In Homer's Odyssey Ares is one of the few gods depicted. In the poem he represents the violent and untamed nature of war

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In mythology its said that Ares along with Harmonia gave birth to the first Amazon queen, thus founding the amazons

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Ares, known for having many love affairs has accumulated over 50 children pictured here is Phobos and Deimos, two of his main children with Aphrodite

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Ares was given animal sacrifices after battles, an ox for victory via strategy, or a rooster through victory through onslaught

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Ares loves war for its own sake, taking pleasure in the slaughter of men and raging of the battle.

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Ares is often seen as underwhelming, frequently depicted as humilated in a large portion of his myths

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In Greece Ares was not widely worshipped, there were few statues of him, this one in sparta depicting him in chains

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After the attempted rape of his daughter Alcippe, Ares murders him and is tried in the Areopagus, where he was acquitted

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Ares transformed his daughter Harmonia and her husband into snakes to be sent to the Islands of the Blessed

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Ares is the greek god of war and is often seen as ruthless and violent

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His parents Zeus and Hera, where he is one of 10 children

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Ares was made aware that Aphrodite had fallen in love with the handsome young Adonis and in a fit of rage, transformed himself into a boar and killed him while he was out hunting

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His sister Athena, the goddess of warfare is similar to him but considered much more tactical and civilized

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Ares received 100 human prisoner sacrifices

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Ares was the god of courage

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Ares had an adulterous affair with goddess of sexual love and beauty Aphrodite. He was found by her husband, trapped in a cage and humiliated infront of the rest of the gods

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Ares was one of twelve of the main Olympians

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Ares is often seen with instruments of war, like his spear and shield.

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Another signature feature, Ares is always seen wearing his helmet

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Another signature symbol of Ares is his sword