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Ares
(ār“ēz) , in Greek religion and mythology, Olympian god of
war. He is usually said to be the son of Zeus and Hera; but in some
legends he and Eris, his twin sister, were born when Hera touched a
flower. A fierce warrior, he loved battle and often took part in
conflicts between mortals. Ares killed Halirrhothios, son of Poseidon,
when the youth violated his daughter, Alcippe. For this crime Ares was
judged by a tribunal of the 12 Olympians and acquitted. The hill on
which the trial took place, the Areopagus, was named for him. The
worship of Ares was not as important as that of Mars, with whom he was
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1. Roman
god of
war, Greek
Ares.
Before being associated with Ares, Mars was principally an agricultural god in
Roman mythology. Ares was mainly worshipped in Thracia, a region of Greece known
for its fierce people.
The
son of Zeus and Hera,
Mars was tall and handsome, but vain, cruel, aggressive and blood-thirsty,
personifying the brutal nature of war. He was unpopular with both gods and
humans. His sister Eris, the goddess of strife, is his constant cohort, but he
is also attended by his sons Deimos and Phobos, as well as Enyo, an old
war-goddess.
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The fourth planet from the Sun — sometimes called the "Red
Planet" —
and the seventh largest in our system, known since prehistoric times and
the most favorable place in the Solar System — other than Earth, of course —
for human habitation. Mars is a favorite of science fiction writers. |
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