Who Is?
ares was on the winning side of the trojan war
FALSE
Who is Ares?
The greek god of war+warefare who was one of the 12 olympians
Hephaistos captured Ares and Aphrodite[Hephaistos's wife], by trapping them in an unbreakable chain-link net because aphrodite was cheating on him.
True, Ares was described in the odyessey book 8 to have no moral aspect and disliked by most olympians [Sacks]
What did the vulture symbolize
The vulture which was often assosiated with ares symbolized death, war, bloodshed, and battle
Ares was the god of war and was often associated with violence and chaos, as well as his fierce presence on the battlefield. [ was he liked or disliked? did he win war often? ]
As a result, Ares was disliked by most of the other gods, including Zeus and Athena, who often defeated him in battle because of their strateigic approach
What is the Areopagus?
This hill, named after Ares, was a site for trials in ancient Athens, symbolizing justice and judgment[like a court-house almost].
Ares took the trojans side because his best friend, Hephaestus supported them
False! Ares took the trojans side to both cause more chaos and because his girlfriend, aphrodite [Hephaestus' wife] supported the trojans.
what do dogs symbolize, how does that connect to ares?
dogs symbolized loyalty, protectiveness, and hunting/ferociesness which was often associated with ares's personality
What caused the trojan war
- a competition of the trojan women on who was the fairest, which led to the abduction of helen of troy[by paris]
- or The gods taking sides on the conflict [pushed it over the edge]
Who is Athena, how does her veiw on war differ from ares'
Athena is the godess of warefare, wisdom and strategy,
Ares belives in more of a brutal war, driven by the want to win, impulsive, and no mercy / using brute force
athena belives in war as a last resort, goal-oriented[acheive victory for a cause], strategic, justified, and to protect
In the myth where Ares killed Poseidon's son, the gods held a trial for Ares at the Areopagus, where he was found guilty of murder and sentenced to a long punishment
False! Although Ares did kill posidens son he was not sentecned to any punishment since the gods found it justified
Phobos and Deimos [ Ares Companions ]
Phobos and Deimos Often symbolized Fear and Terror and were both also assicoated with war like ares
What is the Trojan Horse strategy, what did it do?
The Trojan Horse strategy a plan made by odysseus where the Greeks pretended to abandon the battle of Troy and leaving behind a large wooden horse with hidden soldiers inside. When the Trojans brought their horse it into their city, the Greeks emerged and opened the gates, allowing the Greeks to invade troy