Ares, or Mars, was the Greek and Roman God of War.
The Greeks told the story of how Ares was tricked by Aphrodite (Venus) into climbing into a big masonry jar, and then Hephaestus (Vulcan) screwed the cap on very tightly so that Ares couldn't get out. In this way, the Greeks illustrated that Love can fool War.
| Deities of Greek Mythology |
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| | Primordial Deities | Aether • Chaos • Erebus • Eros • Gaia • Nyx • Tartarus • Uranus | | | Titans | | | | Titanides: | Mnemosyne • Phoebe • Rhea • Tethys • Theia • Themis | | | Offspring: | Asteria • Atlas • Eos • Epimetheus • Helios • Leto • Menoetius • Prometheus • Selene | | | Olympians | Aphrodite • Apollo • Ares • Artemis • Athena • Demeter • Dionysus • Hades • Hebe • Hephaestus • Hera • Hermes • Hestia • Persephone • Poseidon • Zeus | | | Other Deities | Asclepius • Pan • Nymphs • Erinyes | | | Monsters | Cyclopes • Charybdis • Gorgon • Graeae • Harpies • Medusa • Polyphemus • Scylla | | | Muses | Calliope • Clio • Erato • Euterpe • Melpomene • Polyhymnia • Terpsichore • Thalia • Urania |
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| The Iliad |
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| | Deities | Aphrodite • Apollo • Ares • Athena • Eris • Hades • Hera • Hermes • Thetis • Proteus • Poseidon • Zeus | | | Locations | Ithaca • Lycia • Mycenae • Sparta • Troy • Wooden horse | | | Achaeans (Greeks) | Achilles • Agamemnon • Ajax • Briseis • Calchas • Diomedes • Idomeneus • Menelaus • Nestor • Odysseus • Patroclus | | | Trojans & allies | | | | Men | Aeneas • Glaucus • Hector • Panadaros • Paris • Priam • Sarpedon | | | Women | Andromache • Cassandra •Hecuba • Helen |
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