12/19/2023 0 Comments God of war name![]() " May those rise above fate whom savage Mars has saved saving from out your race, so may that cruel war be the last of misfortunes to you." and with the favour of Mars rout and overwhelm their ranks." "Seize up your armour, O child of Aeacus. "The gifts of Ares are swords and brazen tunics to array the limbs and helmets and spears and whatsoever things Enyo delights in." "Brass-beating Kouretes, ministers of Ares, who wear his arms the instruments of wars." Stay furious contests, and avenging strife, whose works with woe embitter human life." ![]() Thee human blood, and swords, and spears delight, and the dire ruin of mad savage fight. "Magnanimous, unconquered, boisterous Ares, in darts rejoicing, and in bloody wars fierce and untamed, whose mighty power can make the strongest walls from their foundations shake: mortal-destroying king, defiled with gore, pleased with war's dreadful and tumultuous roar. She is a portent of war and sedition for mankind." "The small owl whose voice is heard at night. Celoria) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "Who is of more avail for war than Ares, when he aideth men hard-fighting?"Īntoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 21 (trans. Sokrates : Ares, then, if you like, would be named for his virility and courage, or for his hard and unbending nature, which is called arraton so Ares would be in every way a fitting name for the god of war." "The wanton lord of war, insatiate of battle-cry, Ares, who reaps a human harvest in alien fields, destroy this Pelasgian land by fire." What will you do? Will you betray your own land, Ares, where you have dwelt since long ago? God of the golden helmet ( khrysopêlêx), look, look upon the city that you once cherished!." I see the clash-it is not the clatter of a single spear. "Chorus : Ah, ah, you gods (theoi) and goddesses ( theai), raise your war cry over our walls to drive away the onrushing evil!. "Seven warriors, fierce regiment-commanders, slaughtered a bull over a black shield, and then touching the bull's gore with their hands they swore an oath by Ares, by Enyo, and by Phobos (Rout) who delights in blood, that either they will level the city and sack the Kadmeans' town by force, or will in death smear this soil with their blood." "When a messenger with gloomy countenance reports to a people dire disaster of its army's rout-one common wound inflicted on the State, while from many a home many a victim is devoted to death by the two-handled whip beloved of Ares, destruction double-armed, a gory pair." "Ares, exceeding in strength, chariot-rider, golden-helmed, doughty in heart, shield-bearer, Saviour of cities, harnessed in bronze, strong of arm, unwearying, mighty with the spear."Īeschylus, Agamemnon 638 ff (trans. "Not Ares, who is a god immortal, not even Athene could take the edge of such masses of men and fight a way through them." Not Ares who rallies men ( laossoos), not Athene, watching this fight could have scorned it, not even in some strong anger, such was the wicked work of battle for men and for horses." ![]() "The Akhaians battalions formed in strength about the two Aiantes, battalions Ares could not find fault with, coming among them, nor Athene lady of storming armies." Forever quarrelling is dear to your heart, wars and battles.’" " ‘To me you are the most hateful of all the gods who hold Olympos. this shall be left to Athene and sudden Ares.’" " ‘No my child, not for you are the works of warfare. "Ares, manslaughtering ( brotoloigos), blood-stained ( miaiphonos), stormer of strong walls ( teikhesipletes)." GOD OF WAR & BATTLESĪres was the god of the works of warfare - he presided over troop formation, the driving forward and rallying of troops, and the struggle of battle. He was also in a sense the god of peace, in that if placated, he would keep away war. This page describes the god's various divine roles including war and battle, civil order and rebellion, violence and rage, courage and fear, and his identification with foreign gods.ĬLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES GOD OF WAR & BATTLEĪres was the god of war who presided over battlefields and armies. Mars Statue of Ares-Mars, Greco-Roman fresco from Pompeii C1st A.D., Naples National Archaeological MuseumĪRES was the Olympian god of war, battlelust and manliness.
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