(redirected fromGreek god of war) Thesaurus Financial Encyclopedia Related to Greek god of war:Apollo,Athena,Hera Ar·es (âr′ēz) n.Greek Mythology The god of war. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishi...
Athena represents thoughtfulness and wisdom in the affairs of war, and protects men and their habitations during its ravages. Ares, on the other hand, is nothing but the personification of bold force and strength, and not so much the god of war as of its tumult, confusion, and horrors. ...
but in this case it made sense. Another son of Zeus,Ares, was also a god of war, yet the term "war" meant two entirely different things to these very different gods. Ares was the god of chaotic battle, bloodlust, ferocity, courage, and violence. On the other hand, Athena was...
Athena is the Greek virgin goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature. She was the daughter of Zeus; her birth is unique in that sh...
Ares was not the only god of war in Greek mythology.Athena, another Olympian, was also a god of war, but in a very different context. Athena represented the strategic, organized, and victorious side of battle while Ares represented the opposite - bloodlust, courage, and ferocity. Both were...
they quarreled and wrangled, even in front of their father, Zeus. He always tried to reconcile them. It seems though that he rarely succeeded. When the two rival goddesses found themselves as opponents in the Trojan War, Athena did not hesitate, through Diomedes of course, to hit Aphrodite...
Contest between Athena and Poseidon for the Possession of Athens (1570s) –Cesare Nebbia In a competition between Athena andPoseidon, god of the seas over who would be the patron of the city Athens, the two agreed that they would each give the people of Athens a gift. The king of Athens...
Battle lines are drawn, and both heroes and gods must choose a side. Ares was the god of war, so the Spartan/Greek forces expected him to automatically side with their cause. However, Ares, in yet another rash decision, chooses to flip sides from Hera and Athena to back the Trojans and...
Athena was the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and good counsel, war, the defence of towns, heroic endeavour, weaving, pottery and various other crafts. She was depicted as a stately woman armed with a shield and spear, and wearing a long robe, crested h
Ares is the god of war, and son of Zeus and Hera. He represented the raw violence and untamed acts that occured in wartime, in contrast to Athena, wh...