Theoi Summary - Ares

Αρης (AH-rees) - Ares
God of war, battle lust, courage, civil order, military, spoils, soldiers, manliness, and strength
Ouranic Olympian

Symbols: Helm, spear, shield
Animals: Serpent, (bronze) bull, barn owl, vulture, woodpecker
Colors: Red, black
Plants/Herbs: N/A
Stones/Crystals: Hematite, fire opal, bloodstone, bronze, steel

Retinue: Deimos, Phobos, Eris, Enyo, Kydoimos, Nike
Relations: Zeus (father), Hera (mother), Aphrodite (consort, sometimes half sister), Eris (sometimes sister, consort), Deimos (son), Phobos (son), Harmonia (daughter), Eros (son), Anteros (son), Diomedes (son), half brother to all children of Zeus
Identified with: Mars (Roman), Enyo (Hellenic), Tyr (Norse)

Festivals: N/A

Epithets: Theritas (Beastly), Hippius (Of the Horses), Aphneius (Abundant), Gynaecothoenas (Feasted by Women), Miaephonus (Bloody), Laossous (He Who Rallies Men), Brotoloegus (Slaughtering), Andreïphontes (Manslaying), Chalceus (Brazen), Teichesipletes (Stormer of Cities), Enchespalus (Spear-Brandishing), Rhinotorus (Flesh-Piercing), Oxys (Sharp), Thoos (Swift), Thurus (Violent), Obrimus (Strong), Dinus (Fearsome), Enyalius (Warlike)