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Ares who while always boorish was actually quite protective of the Amazons since they were his kids and even killed his own first cousin (Such an act leading to a trial, due to said cousin being Poseidon’s son.), due to the fact that said cousin was going to rape his daughter.

I know, right? Ares was portrayed as completely stupid and one-dimensional j***. In the myths, his daughters are always fighters, Amazons, as you said. And Ares always protected them. But in the Pjo, Ares's portray is so unfair.

Ares violently kills Halirrhothius for trying to rape his daughter Alcippe. This.

Mars is portrayed as more fine. But his portray isn't helpful to Ares's situation. Because tecnically, there are different gods. I wish Riordan didn't portray Ares as tratior and complete stupid. In the most books or movies, we always needs to get j*** Ares and villain Hades. Dull. That's why I didn't like the DC's way of portray Ares. In the myths, his daughters found  Amazons but in the DC universe, they completely changed this. (No spoiler, though.)

Compared to Ares in PJO who literally lacks anything redeemable, because he abused Clarisse and bullies his Demigod children to the point where one may ask what is good about him, while it takes his other half Mars to show him in a decent light of any sort.

Ares is one of my favorite gods in the myths along with Hades. Because at least, Ares isn't hypocrite like most of the gods and goddesses. His portray is usually so unfair. I didn't surprise when I saw him portrayed as like that in the Pjo books, though. Because, you know, jerka**.Ares and villain.Hades, the old cliches.

As for Aphrodite, it’s a shame because she very much could be as scary as Hera (Psyche and Cupid, anyone?) but it doesn’t get mentioned in-universe or used to show that while her domains aren’t “active” as Artemis and Athena, she’s still someone who deserves respect or else because we’ve seen what happened with Psyche.

Aphrodite is still kind of scary, to me. Her manipulations in the series... She manipulated Reyna, she manipulated Jason and Piper's brains and made them in-love each other. She is like a scary fangirl, who ships everyone and make them suffer for her selfish desires. Though, in the myths, she manipulated Paris, but mostly Helen. She made Helen fell in love to Paris, and after that, Helen went with Paris, and Trojan War started. And this whole Psyche situation.... And there is Medea.

My point with the Norse Gods was that they were total jokes

I usually hate this so much. I'm so sick of those portrays and comic reliefs.

It's like the villains in the HoO series, which, every villain was completely jokes and laughable. Nyx and her children, Eris, Geras ect. Gaea, Giants....

it’s like taking the aforementioned Demeter in PJO and multiplying it several times to the point where you ask if they were meant to be intimidating or even interesting in the slightest. = ↑ This.=