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Poseidon's Son: Revised Paragraph

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Revised Paragraph Firstly, Ares is a very violent and jealous god. An example of this is when Poseidon’s son approaches Alcippe, Ares's daughter. When Ares saw this, his violent side was revealed. The text states that “Ares didn’t hesitate for a moment to brutally murder Poseidon’s son” (Oleander). Evidently, Ares did not even consider any other way to resolve the problem of then killing Poseidon’s son. One knows this because the text said that “Ares didn’t hesitate for a moment” (Oleander). This shows one that he is very violent because he did not even wait for a second to kill Posiden’s son after he saw what was happening. Another example of this is when Ares was so jealous that Adonis was loved by Aphrodite that he decided to go on a mission
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