ARES

EARY STORY

• Hera impregnated herself by eating a herb and she had Ares.
• Zeus didn't like him because he wasn't actually his son.
• Later in life Zeus didn't like him because he was the cause of violence.

CITIES

• Ares has no cities devoted to him, but he helped defend cities.
• He was worshiped a lot in Sparta because he was the god of war.
• He helped other cities start by killing creatures who claimed the land.
• Helped Trojans in Trojan war.

CLAIM TO FAME

• Ares claim to fame was being the god of war.
• He was the instigator of violence.
• Despised by other gods.

MAJOR STORIES

• A major story about ares is "Ares and the Giants Echidnades
• "Ares, destroyer of the Titanes, his father's champion, who lifts a proud
• neck in heaven, still holding that shield ever soaked with gore."-Zeus
• Ares killed a giant who was an ally of the Titans.