War God Ares Was Brutal, Merciless And Disliked By Greeks But Popular In His Love Affairs

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – In Greek mythology, Ares was the god of war and violence but was not nearly as prominent in ancient Greece as his counterpart Mars becomes in ancient Rome.

He was also the spirit of battle, who never developed moral functions to stand as a good example.

Ares – god of war, a symbol of violence, brutality, destruction, and man-slaughtering. Image credit: Credit: Adobe Stock – breakermaximus

Ares loved war for its own sake; he symbolized tumult and chaos and delighted to see the slaughter of men and the destruction of towns. He was not influenced by fighting but sometimes assisted the one and sometimes the other side in the battle. The name of Ares alone was a source of horror to the Greeks, though there was nothing hideous or disgusting in the appearance of the god who bore it. Ares stood for the wild and cruel nature of the war and enjoyed the tumult and bloodshed of battle.

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