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Ares (Mars)

Ares (Mars). The god of war. Ares. Son of Zeus and Hera. Athena was his sister. Ares represented the unbridled aggression in war. Pain, Panic, Famine and Oblivion followed him. He was not liked by many of the other gods. He was the exact opposite of his kindhearted brother…

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Ares (Mars)

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  1. Ares (Mars) The god of war

  2. Ares • Son of Zeus and Hera. • Athena was his sister. • Ares represented the unbridled aggression in war. • Pain, Panic, Famine and Oblivion followed him. • He was not liked by many of the other gods. • He was the exact opposite of his kindhearted brother… • Hephaestus (Vulcan)

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  4. Greek and Roman Views • The Romans adopted and changed the Greek pantheon of gods. • What does pantheon mean? • The gods worshiped by a people. It is also the name of a famous Roman temple. • This is why two different names are often associated with one god: Ares (Greek) and Mars (Roman). • The Greeks did not like Ares as much as the Romans. They felt that he possessed all the bad things in War. • The Romans were a more war like people and associated Mars with farming and cultivation of the land.

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