Ares is the god of war and is one of the 12 Olympian Gods Ares Parents are Zeus and Hera, which is why he is one of the olympians. Ares Always wore black armour and a gold helmet. He had “demon” eyes and long black hair. Ares was a tall individual at 6’4 in “human” form. Ares has many strengths like determination which is why he very good at war. One other strength he is fearless in battle. One weakness was he treated war like it was a game and did not care of the consequences of war. Ares sacred animal was the dog and sometimes he was represented as a vulture. Romans would also say he represented a chariot. And even a flaming torch. One famous myth explaining the founding of Rome . Ares was the father of Romulus and Remus the mythological