FREE ESSAY ON ARES GOD

ARES GOD

My report is on Ares. He is the god of war and violence and in Norse mythology he was the
god of war, violence, and justice. He was the son of Zeus and Hera. His weapon of choice
was a spear because it was magical. The magical part of it was he could summon it by call
it and the other part of it was if it targeted some one it followed it until it killed
it. Among the deities associated with Ares were his consort, Aphrodite, goddess of love,
and such minor deities as Deimos (Fear) and Phobos (Rout), who accompanied him in battle.
The Roman god Mars, with whom Ares was identified, was the father of Romulus and Remus,
the mythological founders of Rome. Thus he was more important to the Romans than his
Greek counterpart. He was also more dignified. It was said that his throne on mount
Olympus was covered in human skin. He was not immortal he could be killed by a human.
Most gods, Romans, and Greeks hated him. Though an immortal deity, he was bested by
Hercules in battle and was almost killed when stuffed into a jar by two giants. When he
was fighting on the side of the Trojans Pallas Athene wounded him. She put on the helm of
Death and, after bending his spear, hurled a bolder at him, knocking him down senseless,
he received scant sympathy from his father Zeus. The worship of Ares, believed to have
originated in Thrace, was not extensive in ancient Greece, and where it existed, it
lacked social or moral significance. Ares was an ancestral deity of Thebes and had a
temple at Athens, at the foot of the Areopagus, or Hill of Ares. Once he was caught
cheating with Aphrodite and was hung in a net for all the gods to see and laugh at them.
He is like a big bully because Ares often picked on the humans and little guys. To
commemorate his victory over the assasins of Julius Caesar in 42BC, Emperor Augustus
honored Ares with the cult title Ultor (Avenger) and a new temple. Most hateful to me are
you of all gods on Olympus, forever is strife dear to you and wars and fighting.* He
often carried a bloodstained spear. He had over 20 different mates and 30 children. It
was said that he always used a heavy set of armor, which had a helm, Breastplate, spear,
and some times and shield. Zeus admitted he hated Areas for his violence and aggression
Athene was the goddess of war and was a half sister to Ares. Athene thought Ares'
behavior was just disgraceful. Ares wasn't the most successful warrior. He was also
thought of as a coward and sometimes a clumsy fighter. Troy, son of Ares, killed his
father, not in a battle, but with his own cleverness. When Ares heard the clashing of
arms, he grinned with glee, put on his gleaming helmet, and leapt into his war chariot.
Brandishing his sword, he rushed into the thick of battle, not caring that won or lost as
long as blood was shed. A vicious crowd followed at his heels, carrying with them Pain,
Panic, Famine and Oblivion. Once in a while, Ares was wounded. He was immortal but
whenever he would get hurt he would run back to his father, Zeus healed. Needless to say,
Zeus was very disgusted with his son. Ares was mainly worshipped in Thracia, a region
known for its fierce people. In some stories, it was his sister that sparked the Trojan
War, for she created the golden apple engraved to the most beautiful goddess and gave it
to the unsuspecting Paris. His son killed him by cleverness. He was like Zeus because he
had reproduced from women and left her. It is said that when took a bath that he took it
in blood. His mom and dad did not like him because he tried to kill them to gain power
and they did not like how he killed every one. Some people still believe in him and think
the he will grant a wish of revenge that if you want revenge just say it and it will come
true. Personally I liked him he was cool that he had a magic spear, he loved to kill and
he had so many kids and he was the son of Zeus. I don't see why any one hated him he
protected the town From other people. He had a half sister and it was said that she was
more destructive. If he help end the Trojan he should be respected as a god because he
helped win a thought war. he worst part was that he was not immortal and he could be
killed by and thing as little as a killer bee. So that why he wore heavy armor.
I loved how he has the power to kill and yet he goes not kill every on or any god. He is
a power full god because some sites said that he had the power to kill any one by
commanding it. 
The armor was also said to be magical Because it provided a shield all around him. But he
lost the magical spear and armor when he tried to kill Zeus. It was also said that he was
born with a clod blood in his hand which meant that he love violence and to see blood. In
his life time he kill over 10 million people and killed 1000 gods. He also tried to kill
his sister by his spear so she would not know who it was. The legend says that if you are
born under the zodiac sign Ares you like to fight and start wars. If you can see the sign
Ares in the star you can see the planet mars thought a telescope. imagine you are Ares
and you have to kill 100 people a weeks. How would you feel if no one like you an feared
by everyone and got no respect. You would have to fear everyone trying to kill you
because you are not immortal. you would have to watch your back for god and humans. Some
temples have found blood on the statues and 
weapons like spears held by Ares. At first they thought it was a prank and it kept
happening so they thought it was Ares. If you think about it we all have a bad or mean
side that we have to take out like when Ares tried to kill his mom, dad and sister.
By Nicholas Stuart 
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Bibliography
My biology
My biology is 
www.mythweb.com 
www.hotbot.com
www.search.com
www.altavista.com
www.yahoo.com
Microsoft Encyclopedia Encarta 2000
The internet 
AOL
www.panthon.com
www.yahooilgans.com