Ares

The Olympian god of war.

Genealogy

Hera

Zeus

Aeacus, Aethlius, Aglaia, Amphion, Aphrodite, Apollo, Arcas, Argus, Artemis, Asopus, Ate, Athena, Atropus, Atymnius, Calliope, Castor, Clio, Clotho, Corinthus, Dardanus, Dike, Dionysus, Eirene, Endymion, Epaphus, Erato, Eunomia, Euphrosyne, Euterpe, Hebe, Helen, Hellen, Hephaestus, Hercules, Hermes, Iasion, Ilithyia, Lacedaemon, Lachesis, Megarus, Melpomene, Minos, Pan, Pelasgus, Persephone, Perseus, Pollux, Polymnia, Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon, Targitaüs, Terpsichore, Thalia, Thalia, Tityus, Urania, Zethus

Alcippe, Ascalaphus, Cycnus, Diomedes, Dryas, Evenus, Harmonia, Ialmenus, Meleager, Molus, Oxylus, Parthenopaeus, Penthesilia, Phlegyas, Pylus, Tereus, Thestius

Group

Olympians

Places
  1. Areopagus
  2. Athens
  3. Attica
  4. Echedorus
  5. Kallikolone
  6. Mount Olympus
  7. Nowhere
  8. Pergamum
  9. Troy
  10. Unknown
Events
  1. Ares is born
  2. Otus and Ephialtes put Ares in bonds
  3. Hermes rescues Ares
  4. Hercules fights Cycnus
  5. Cadmus serves Ares for a year to make up for the death of most of the Sparti
  6. Ares gives Oenomaus arms and horses
  7. Ares kills Halirrhothius as Hallirrhothius attempts to rape Alcippe
  8. Accused by Poseidon, Ares is tried in the Areopagus before the twelve gods, and is acquitted
  9. Astyoche has sex with Ares
  10. Various gods influence the Trojan forces as they gather for battle
  11. Athena asks Ares to leave the field of battle with her
  12. Aphrodite seeks help from Ares to return her to Mount Olympus to nurse her wounds
  13. Apollo asks Ares to draw Diomedes out of the battle
  14. Ares disguises himself as Acamas
  15. Ares goes out amongst the Trojans to raise their morale
  16. Ares protects the Trojans by covering them in a veil of darkness
  17. Ares inspires courage in the Trojan ranks
  18. Hector, Ares, and Enyo lead the Trojans in pursuit of Menelaus and Antilochus
  19. Ares and Hector kill Teuthras, Orestes, Trechus, Oinomaos, Helenus, and Oresbios
  20. Hera and Athena gain Zeus’ permission to enter the battle
  21. Diomedes attacks and wounds Ares
  22. The Trojans and Achaeans panic when they hear the roar of Ares
  23. Ares appeals to Zeus to reprimand Athena for encouraging Diomedes to attack the gods
  24. Zeus angrily reproaches Ares for his stubborn and mischevious nature
  25. Zeus asks Paieon to heal Ares’ wound
  26. Ares kills Isandros while he is fighting the Solymi
  27. Hera discusses Zeus’ plan for the Trojan War with the Olympian gods
  28. Ares prepares to avenge Ascalaphus by attacking the Achaeans
  29. Athena stops Ares from launching an attack on the Achaeans
  30. Ares, Apollo, Artemis, Leto, Scamander, and Aphrodite join the Trojan troops in battle
  31. Ares rouses the Trojan troops with a battle cry
  32. Ares, Apollo, Artemis, Leto, Scamander, and Aphrodite withdraw from battle to Kallikolone Hill
  33. Ares attacks Athena
  34. Athena strikes Ares down and mocks him
  35. Pausanias sees Alcamenes’ sculpture of Ares
  36. Are strips the body of Periphas
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 3.1
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.4
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.4
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.7
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.2
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.1
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.16
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.8
  9. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.9
  10. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.11
  11. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.7
  12. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.1
  13. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.2
  14. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.5
  15. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.7
  16. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.2
  17. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.8
  18. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 14.2
  19. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 14.8
  20. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 2.5
  21. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.1
  22. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 110
  23. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 475
  24. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 510
  25. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 540
  26. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 625
  27. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 650
  28. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 700
  29. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 745
  30. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 765
  31. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 840
  32. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 121
  33. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 146
  34. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 422
  35. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 23
  36. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 35
  37. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 286
  38. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 352
  39. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 363
  40. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 381
  41. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 426
  42. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 443
  43. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 460
  44. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 493
  45. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 561
  46. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 576
  47. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 590
  48. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 596
  49. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 699
  50. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 711
  51. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 733
  52. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 814
  53. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 835
  54. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 852
  55. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 864
  56. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 899
  57. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 907
  58. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 66
  59. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 196
  60. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 120
  61. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 200
  62. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 236
  63. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 327
  64. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 379
  65. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 78
  66. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 261
  67. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 344
  68. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 227
  69. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 291
  70. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 596
  71. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 12, Section 108
  72. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 12, Section 182
  73. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 125
  74. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 295
  75. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 328
  76. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 439
  77. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 496
  78. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 513
  79. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 521
  80. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 788
  81. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 100
  82. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 113
  83. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 119
  84. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 142
  85. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 300
  86. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 592
  87. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 726
  88. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 540
  89. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 603
  90. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 777
  91. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 209
  92. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 256
  93. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 393
  94. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 514
  95. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 148
  96. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 284
  97. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 509
  98. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 19, Section 40
  99. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 19, Section 74
  100. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 31
  101. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 41
  102. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 54
  103. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 132
  104. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 144
  105. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 215
  106. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 353
  107. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 383
  108. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 400
  109. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 415
  110. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 424
  111. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 22, Section 131
  112. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 22, Section 260
  113. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 836
  114. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 254
  115. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 468
  116. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 480
  117. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 8.4
  118. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 21.4
  119. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 28.5
  120. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 13.3
  121. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 25.1
  122. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 32.9
  123. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 35.10
  124. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 19.7
  125. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 19.8
  126. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 22.6
  127. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 1.6
  128. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 7.10
  129. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 15.6
  130. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 18.5
  131. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 20.3
  132. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 22.6
  133. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 19.12
  134. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 21.10
  135. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 22.8
  136. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 22.9
  137. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 32.3
  138. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 37.12
  139. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 44.7
  140. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 44.8
  141. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 48.4
  142. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 48.5
  143. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 5.2
  144. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 10.5
  145. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 17.3
  146. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 36.1
  147. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 36.3
  148. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 37.7
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