Heber Brau
Mrs. Teemant Period 6
Greek Myth Biography
February 16, 2016
Ares: A Personification of Violence Ares, the Greek god, is known for war. He is also known for betraying his promise to his mother, Hera, and his sister, Athena, in going to war against the Trojans. Aphrodite convinced him to side on the Trojan’s side, after he had promised to side with the Greeks. His sister was furious with him and became his arch enemy. He is also known for his son’s Fear (Phobos) and Terror (Deimos) riding with him to battle; and, Ares is known to be the literal personification of violence. Relatively little is publicized about what he did, what the Greek people thought of him, and the myths he is in. Depending on the myth, Ares was born of either …show more content…
The Trojan war started with Aries promising Athena and Hera that he would fight for the Greeks, but then Aphrodite convinced him to fight for the Trojans. This action enraged Athena, who then helped Diomedes, a Greek warrior, stab Ares in the stomach. Finally, when the war ended, the Greeks had beaten the Trojans. At a period in time, two giants (aloadai) captured Ares and shackled him inside a jar. The giants Mother (described as lovely) found out and told Hermies, which then freed Ares. Another myth describes Thanatos (death) coming to take away Sisyphus (a man) to the underworld. Sisyphus quickly captured and bound Thanatos, which caused people to stopped dying. The gods found out and Aries quickly came to the rescue, he freed Thanatos and sent Sisyphus to the …show more content…
Athena was the better loved god(ess) to the Greeks, but when the battle fell to hand to hand combat and sheer chaos, Ares would be the god who would win. As in one of the myths above, Ares was important in the freeing Thanatos. The Spartans had more respect towards Areas, they also worshiped and made sacrifices to him, some of the sacrifices were human. Ares did not play a major role for Greece, but he was a god of mount olympus, and a god who helped civilizations wage
Mrs. Teemant Period 6
Greek Myth Biography
February 16, 2016
Ares: A Personification of Violence Ares, the Greek god, is known for war. He is also known for betraying his promise to his mother, Hera, and his sister, Athena, in going to war against the Trojans. Aphrodite convinced him to side on the Trojan’s side, after he had promised to side with the Greeks. His sister was furious with him and became his arch enemy. He is also known for his son’s Fear (Phobos) and Terror (Deimos) riding with him to battle; and, Ares is known to be the literal personification of violence. Relatively little is publicized about what he did, what the Greek people thought of him, and the myths he is in. Depending on the myth, Ares was born of either …show more content…
The Trojan war started with Aries promising Athena and Hera that he would fight for the Greeks, but then Aphrodite convinced him to fight for the Trojans. This action enraged Athena, who then helped Diomedes, a Greek warrior, stab Ares in the stomach. Finally, when the war ended, the Greeks had beaten the Trojans. At a period in time, two giants (aloadai) captured Ares and shackled him inside a jar. The giants Mother (described as lovely) found out and told Hermies, which then freed Ares. Another myth describes Thanatos (death) coming to take away Sisyphus (a man) to the underworld. Sisyphus quickly captured and bound Thanatos, which caused people to stopped dying. The gods found out and Aries quickly came to the rescue, he freed Thanatos and sent Sisyphus to the …show more content…
Athena was the better loved god(ess) to the Greeks, but when the battle fell to hand to hand combat and sheer chaos, Ares would be the god who would win. As in one of the myths above, Ares was important in the freeing Thanatos. The Spartans had more respect towards Areas, they also worshiped and made sacrifices to him, some of the sacrifices were human. Ares did not play a major role for Greece, but he was a god of mount olympus, and a god who helped civilizations wage