Ares

Ares is the god of war in the mythology of ancient Greece. He is the son of Zeus and Hera and, as he is extremely disagreeable and causes strife, neither of his parents is fond of him.http://www.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/greek.gods.html Ares is brother to Hephaestus, Hermes, Apollo and Dionysus, and his sisters are Aprhodite and Athena.http://www.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/greek.gods.html One of his symbols is the vulture and another is the dog.

Ares is not a major character in the mythology of ancient Greece and has the most appearances and greatest role in The Iliad, the epic poem about the Trojan War.http://www.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/greek.gods.html The focus of his days was to engage in combat and violence, and this is the part that he plays in the battle between the Trojans and Greeks detailed in the poem. He is said to have fathered Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, and it is because of this that he is thought to come to Rome's aid in times of need.http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/Definitions_gods/Mars_def.html

Ares is a major participant in the Trojan War, siding with the Trojans alongside his sometimes-lover Aphrodite.http://chss2.montclair.edu/kellyd/trojwaroutline2.htm During the battle he is wounded twice, once by his sister Athena, and once by the Greek warrior Diomedes, who also wounds Aphrodite.http://department.monm.edu/classics/courses/clas210/coursedocuments/epic/gods_in_the_iliad.htm After being wounded by Athena, Ares complains to Zeus about the gods interfering in the humans' war.http://department.monm.edu/classics/courses/clas210/coursedocuments/epic/gods_in_the_iliad.htm

Ares and Aphrodite were engaged in an adulterous relationship. Although they tried to conceal it, it was discovered. Aphrodite's husband Hephaestus, was very suspicious of them. When he was eventually told of Ares and Aphrodite's relationship by Helios, the god of the sun, Hephaestus set out to capture the two in the act of adultery. He devised a trap that could be hid in the bed that the couple used. While in the act of adultery, the trap was sprung and they could not get out. Hephaestus invited the other gods to come look at the couple and witness their adulterous relationship.https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/prec/www/course/mythology/0400/aphrodite.htm