Ares
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
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I call to witness the Gods Agraulus, Hestia, Enyo, Enyalius, Ares, Athena the Warrior, Zeus, Thallo, Auxo, Hegemone, Heracles, and the boundaries of my native land, the wheat, the barley, the vines, and the trees of the olive and the fig.
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The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks | M.L. Nestel | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe clever crooks managed to rack up $2 million in profits over a year, Ares said.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks | M.L. Nestel | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDavid Kaplan, a senior partner at Ares, told WWD he sees international potential in the luxury brand.
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She cheated on her husband Hephaestus with Ares, Hermes, and Dionysus.
‘Aphrodite and the Gods of Love’: Museum Exhibit Gets Visitors in the Mood for Valentine's Day | Lizzie Crocker | February 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTArevèlé suov ueid te serèrf sov imrap sreinred sel zeyos; évelé Ares essiaba's iuq iulec éssiaba Ares evèlé's iuq iulec.
Mysterious Psychic Forces | Camille FlammarionIn her character of a wise and prudent warrior she was contrasted with the fierce Ares (Mars).
For Ares shall not deliver you from the end of death, if we two meet together in battle.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | Homer and HesiodAnd they, horse-taming Cycnus and Ares, insatiable in war, came on together like fire or whirlwind.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | Homer and HesiodAnd Ares drew near him with grief in his heart; and they both sprang at one another with a cry.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | Homer and Hesiod
British Dictionary definitions for Ares
/ (ˈɛəriːz) /
Greek myth the god of war, born of Zeus and Hera: Roman counterpart: Mars
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Cultural definitions for Ares
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