For the God of Bloodlust He's Kind of a Softy, Stories of Ares
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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Ares, the Goddess of War, Is the God of the Horrors of War
When he is in his role as god of war, either during a battle or some other moment where he's being distinctly connected with this act, ares is depicted as well pretty terrifying. When it comes to war, though, he serves as a kind of counter to the goddess of war, athena. The greeks didn't glorify war, and so their opinion of ares reflects that they had a healthy respect for him,. They might worship him or sacrifice to him if war was imminent or already happening. But this was used very specifically and is not mentioned in too many sources. This is likely because of everyting i just said. If they're intentionally not glorifying
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