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