Ares was the Greek god of war, and according to mythology, war, battles, and bloodshed were his major preoccupations. In certain respects, there is not too much more to Ares than this connection to war, as he is portrayed as being somewhat one-dimensional. Or at least limited in his pleasures. However, there is one other area in which Ares was interested, and that is indeed pleasure - with the goddess Aphrodite, that is. He engaged in an ongoing tryst with Aphrodite which is the stuff of legend (and myth), in defiance of that fact that the lovely goddess was already married (to the god Hephaestus). There is a wonderfully charming tale in the Odyssey of Homer about how this couple's romantic rendezvous came to an abrupt, and comic, end.

Persona:

• God of creative assertiveness
• God of courage
• Represents the quest for achievement
• Represents the spirit that drives humans to win and gives strength and perseverance to do so
• God of war
• Embodies raw aggression and strife
• Represents unrestrained self-assertion, ambition for power
• Represents uncontrolled anger
• Represents hot blooded energy shooting out lustfully with no thought for restraint
• Represents cowardice
• Tears asunder the order of culture and civilization
• Warrior
• Fighter
• Soldier
• Policeman

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