Athena Vs. Ares: The Greek God Of War

The Greek gods and goddesses are strange beings capable of great acts of kindness or hatred. They are all different in their own ways, none more so than Athena and Ares. Their differences are everything from the fact that Ares is the god of war and Athena is the god of wisdom. Ares enjoys chaos, whereas Athena generally enjoys peace Ares would rather settle a dispute with fighting, whereas Athena would rather settle one through force of will. With Ares if you are around him he is always discussing some topic related to warfare and killing. Whereas with Athena would rather discuss new advancements in science or her latest dispute that she helped to settle. Athena is a much more calm and laid back person than Ares, who is always active doing something dangerous to those around him or messing with one of his many weapons. …show more content…
This is because while ares just hacked and slashed at Athena madly Athena was thinking tactically and avoiding his strikes or parrying them easily. This would just get Ares angrier and he would make more and more mistakes. At the end of the fights Athena would generally emerge victorious over Ares. There is very little that you can compare with Athena and Ares other than, they are both very powerful immortal beings who are revered ass gods, They are also very adept when it comes to the art of warfare. Another comparison is that both of them are the children of the king of the gods Zeus, however Ares was born naturally whereas Athena just sprang from Zeus’s head fully grown. Although there are many gods and goddesses in our mythical world, they are all different in their own ways, Athena and Ares are more different than any other two gods combined, however the do have a few similarities. In the end, one can find traits that they can