The Dishonor: The Greek God Of War

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Ares (Roman equivalent is Mars) was the Greek god of war. He is one of the Olympians, and the son of Hera and Zeus. In Greek myths, he often depicts the physical or violent and untamed image of war, in contrast to the armored Athena, whose functions as a goddess of intelligence include military strategy and generalship. Since ancient times the people, in order to solve their quarrels requested to the most painful act for man, war. The biggest controversy was between Ares with Athena, who was also a war goddess. But Athena was the goddess of wisdom, so she was combining intelligence with power. That's why most of the times she prevailed against Ares and was bringing dishonor to him. The significant conflicts between them were made during