Greek Myth Of Ares: The Greek God Of War

Ares was the Greek god of war, but he was know to be cruel bet very handsome. Ares had no siblings, his parents were Zeus and Hera. The union of Ares and Aphrodite resulted in the birth of eight children, including Eros, god of love. Most of the time Ares could be found sitting on his throne covered with human skin holding his blood stained spear on Mt Olympus. Ares was disliked by both his parents. Whenever Ares appeared in a myth, it said he had a violent personality, who faced humiliation through his defeats more than once. There were few temples attributed to Ares in Ancient Greece. Sacrifices would usually be made to him when an army would march to war. Overall Ares was a Greek god who was cruel and had a very violent