Ares example sentences
Related (11): god, war, violence, brutality, destruction, anger, bloodshed, combat, weaponry, courage, strength.
"Ares" Example Sentences
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1. Ares loved the fury of battle and the bloodshed that came with war.
2. Ares trained soldiers in the art of warfare and armed them for battle.
3. The Greeks cursed Ares as the god of war for bringing death and destruction.
4. Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera, making him a brother of Athena and Hephaestus.
5. Ares was often opposed by Athena who embodied the virtues of wise warfare and strategy.
6. Ares' constant feuds with Athena and his short temper enraged his father Zeus.
7. Ares spent much of his time hunting and fighting with the Amazons and Giants.
8. Ares fell in love with Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty.
9. The story of how Aphrodite betrayed Ares with the mortal shepherd Ares remains a Greek legend.
10. Aphrodite gave Ares a magical helmet and cuirass as tokens of her affection.
11. Ares had many children with goddesses and mortals including Harmony and Diomos.
12. Ares forged the lance of Peleus, the father of the Greek hero Achilles.
13. The mace and spear with which Ares fought in battle were made byHephaestus.
14. The Greeks invoked Ares against their enemies and prayed for his support in war.
15. The Greeks sacrificed animals to Ares and made bloody offerings to appease him.
16. Ares played a marginal role in epic poetry and was mostly depicted as bellicose.
17. In Homer's Iliad, Ares was wounded by the hero Diomedes during the Trojan War.
18. In Hesiod's Theogony, Ares is responsible for violence, slaughter and devastation.
19. Ares was often associated with the Avenging Spirits known as the Keres.
20. The Greeks believed cities flourished in peace but perished when Ares ruled.
21. The poet Alcaeus cursed Ares for bringing only misfortune and death to mortals.
22. The Romans associated Ares with Mars their own god of war and agriculture.
23. Romans sacrificed to Mars before battle to secure his favor and intervention.
24. Mars was often invoked during plagues and famines as he ruled over farmers.
25. The Temple of Mars built by Augustus became the center of Roman martial cults.
26. Warrior cults honoring Mars proliferated during the disintegration of the Republic.
27. The Temple of Mars Ultor built by Hadrian symbolized Rome's military might.
28. Mars was one of the Dii Consentes, the twelve major deities of Roman religion.
29. The Roman founding myth tells of twins Romulus and Remus suckled by a wolf.
30. According to legend, Mars was the father ofRomulus and Remus who founded Rome.
31. The sport of boxing was said to have been invented by Ares to teach men combat.
32. Marsi, a tribe of central Italy, claimed descent from Mars and were famed magicians.
33. The name of March, the third month in the Roman calendar, is derived from Mars.
34. Roman generals before battle would sacrifice animals and pray to Mars Avi-pater.
35. The Romans celebrated festivals like Mamuralia andTubilustrium in honor of Mars.
36. In art, Ares/Mars was often depicted armed with helmet, spear, and round shield.
37. Mars' role as a god of agriculture led to him being worshiped during seedtime.
38. Mars was also a psychopomp who guided the souls of the dead into the afterlife.
39. Lenaea, a Greek festival honoring Dionysus, also included sacrifices to Ares.
40. The 1st of March was sacred toMars and celebrated by Roman soldiersand farmers.
41. Mars shared some attributes with Nerthus, a war god worshiped by Germanic tribes.
42. Some early Christian writers interpreted Ares/Mars allegorically as demonic figures.
43. The Temple of Ares in Athens contained sculptures and paintings depicting warfare.
44. Statues of Ares erected in Greek city-states served as emblems of military power.
45. Mount Ares in the Peloponnese region was sacred to the Greek god of war.
46. The verb "to bewail" derives from the name Ares, connoting lament over death.
47. The Roman custom of donning a red cloak when seeking Mars' favor survives today.
48. The name of the metal "maraging steel" derives from Mars, the god of weapons.
49. Chemical weapons like mustard gas were nicknamed "Mars' gifts" during World War I.
50. The planet Mars was named after the Roman god of war due to its ruddy appearance.
51. Mars is the astrological ruler of the zodiac sign Aries named after Greek god Ares.
52. The myth of Ares and Aphrodite represents the conflicting forces of war and love.
53. Athena turned Arachne into a spider for boasting she could surpass the gods like Ares.
54. The bloodstained chariot of Ares described by Hesiod inspired literary images of war.
55. Some scholars argue Ares/Mars originated as an Etruscan sky deity before Greek myths.
56. Day of Mars celebrations held by the Roman legions worshiped their god of warfare.
57. Athena's taming of the horse described in myth symbolized her mastery over Ares.
58. Homeric hymns praise Ares as "bane of mortals, stormer of citadels, conqueror of cities."
59. The Homeric epithet "bloodstained" applied to Ares signifies his nature as a violent god.
60. The worship of Ares focused on prayer, sacrifice, and ritual chants appealing for victory.