Ares
Ares | |
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God of war and courage | |
Member of the Twelve Olympians | |
![]() Cast of a Roman statue from Hadrian's Villa, copied from a Greek original. Traditionally identified as Ares or Hermes. | |
Abode | Mount Olympus, temples in mainland Greece, Crete and Asia minor |
Planet | Mars |
Symbols | Sword, spear, shield, helmet |
Day | Tuesday (hēméra Áreōs) |
Personal information | |
Parents | Zeus and Hera |
Siblings | Hephaestus, Eileithyia, Hebe and several paternal half-siblings |
Consort | Aphrodite |
Children | the Erotes (Eros and Anteros), Phobos, Deimos, Phlegyas, Harmonia, Enyalius, Thrax, Oenomaus, Cycnus, and the Amazons |
Roman equivalent | Mars |