Ares

I recently made a poll (between Medea and Ares) and Ares won. As promised, I’ll be making a post on him. First and foremost, put him in comparison to the other gods. Out of the main twelve, he’s probably the best (by this I mean Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus, Hermes, Athena, Poseidon, Hephaestus, and Ares himself. If we’re including either Hestia or Hades, they’re morally better). I could make a whole post on their failings alone, but I’m not going to at the moment. Instead, I’ll be looking at where Ares’ triumphs. Ares is one of the most caring parents among the Olympians. He defended his daughter from a r*pist, even though it gained the ill will of Poseidon. In the Iliad, when his son (or possibly grandson. It’s mostly agreed that Enyalius was used as an epithet for Ares and not referring to the god Enyalius though) dies, he’s willing to go down and avenge him. Keep in mind he was recently wounded and Zeus had threateningly declared to all the Olympians that they couldn’t join the fight. He only didn’t avenge his son’s death because Athena physically stopped him. Even his monstrous drakon son he avenged. Compared to Poseidon (who killed his grandson), Zeus (who cares for almost none of his children), and Hera (who threw Hephaestus off Olympus) especially, he’s a good parent. And compared to a lot of the male gods (and even some of the female ones), he wasn’t a major misogynist. He was the patron of the Amazons and wasn’t a r*pist. He’s mostly viewed as a morally dubious god because he’s violent. That’s true, but one: he’s a literal god of violence, and two: most of the gods are violent. Athena’s a war goddess and is also violent. Aphrodite is a flighty and vain god who has killed people because of her pride. Ares’ nature is described as coming from Hera, and it’s obvious how she’s a violent goddess. Poseidon is incredibly violent, who causes storms and earthquakes at the slightest provocation. Dionysus rampaged his way across Asia and drives people to murder. Seriously, if the only reason to dislike him is his violence, than we should hate almost every Greek figure. Ares also helped heroes in war, just like Athena. Even going as far as to give aid in person and fight with his favored side. The only major offense to Ares’ character is his relationship with Aphrodite behind her husband’s back. But at the same time, that more speaks to Aphrodite’s character. And in Ares’ defense (while not making it justifiable), if the only thing we can put against Ares is that he fell in love with the goddess of beauty and love, that’s not really a reason to hate him. Especially considering that most of the major make gods have had a child with Aphrodite at some point, like Hermes and Dionysus. I really find it sad how one of the most interesting gods is always portrayed as either a bully to a villain. Anyway, this post isn’t very in depth, but that’s it. What are your thoughts?

"Fool! For Ares shall not deliver you from the end of death, if we two meet together in battle. Another time ere this I declare he has made trial of my spear, when he defended sandy Pylos and stood against me, fiercely longing for fight. Thrice was he stricken by my spear and dashed to earth, and his shield was pierced; but the fourth time I struck his thigh, laying on with all my strength, and tare deep into his flesh. And he fell headlong in the dust upon the ground through the force of my spear-thrust; then truly he would have been disgraced among the deathless gods, if by my hands he had left behind his bloody spoils.”

-Heracles, in Shield Of Heracles (Hesiod)

Looks like Heracles beat up Ares. Why does everyone beat up Ares lmao.

Oh and another quote from the same poem

So said she, but did not move the courageous spirit of Ares. But he uttered a great shout and waving his spears like fire, he rushed headlong at strong Heracles, longing to kill him, and hurled a brazen spear upon the great shield, for he was furiously angry because of his dead son; but bright-eyed Athene reached out from the car and turned aside the force of the spear. Then bitter grief seized Ares and he drew his keen sword and leaped upon bold-hearted Heracles. But as he came on, the son of Amphitryon, unsated of fierce battle, shrewdly wounded his thigh where it was exposed under his richly-wrought shield, and tare deep into his flesh with the spear-thrust and cast him flat upon the ground. And Panic and Dread quickly drove his smooth-wheeled chariot and horses near him and lifted him from the wide-pathed earth into his richly-wrought car, and then straight lashed the horses and came to high Olympus.

*Sigh*

I see a lot of people hating on Ares. Saying Ares sucks. Well, the truth is, in mythology, he's one of the best gods. Let's think about this

One of the main reasons people dislike some of the Greek gods is because of how they... force themselves on people. Ares, on the other hand, has never done this. In fact, he literally defended his daughter from being (redacted) by a son of... Poseidon.

Also, Ares is a great parent. One example is the one I talked about above, with his daughter. Also, in The Iliad, when his son was killed, Ares was literally raring to go geat revenge. Zeus said that no god was allowed to interfere in the war, and if they did, he would whip them with lightning, or throw them in Tartarus. Ares literally says he doesn't care has long as he gets revenge, even if he's left lying in the dust, scarred by Zeus's lightning. In short, he was willing to risk everything for revenge for one son. And when Cadmus killed his dragon son, he avenged him too.

Also, Ares is the patron of Sparta. People always see Sparta as just this violent place, which is sort of true, but there's a lot more to it. Sparta was one of the only places where women could have rights. They were respected as mothers of warriors. Sparta was the best city for women, I would say. And the city that is respected the most? Athens? Patroned by Athena?? Women have no rights and are basically slaves. Also, Athens literally tries to get other cities to be like themselves. The entire Atlantis myth was literally a story saying "Be more like Athens, and the gods won't hate you!" Another example of how Ares protects people, is when Ephialtes and Otis tried to storm Olympus, they were going to force Artemis and Hera to be their wives. So Ares went down to fight the giants, most likely to defend his mom, Hera.

Also, for the thing with Aphrodite and Hephaestus, it's not really his fault. Aphrodite fell in love with him and seduced him is what I've heard. Literally, no man or male god in Hellenistic Greek Mythology could resist Aphrodite, realistically.

And people blame him for being violent, which is true, but no one seems to consider that Ares most likely inherited this from Zeus, and Hera, who are like the most violent gods in the pantheon! Also, Athena is also a war goddess, yes she isn't the god of butchering people, but still, she strongly supports war, and often is quite cruel and evil towards people who did nothing wrong! She had the entirety of Troy razed, just because she got bitter and pissed of with one Trojan! I honestly think that Ares is better than Athena.

Also, Ares is incredibly hated by both his dad, Zeus, and Hera, the latter of whom got him stabbed in the Trojan War (she arranged it, but Athena and Diomedes actually did the deed.)

There are probably more reasons... but I'll leave it at that. I think Ares is one of the best gods

#JusticeForAres

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Kay so everyone knows that Percy "beat" Ares in The Lightning Thief, but technically he only stabbed Ares in the heel, and Ares kinda just let Percy win and "gave up", right?

Bc a 12-year-old who hasn't had much training can't beat a god and much less an Olympian-

Yeah idrk but comment what u think bc I've heard a lot of people saying that Percy beat Ares when he kinda didn't he just hurt him-

But Zeus who marshals storm clouds lowered a dark glance

and let loose at Ares: "No more, you lying, two-faced ...

no more sidling up to me. whining here before me.

You-I hate you most of all the Olympian gods.

Always dear to your heart.

strife, yes. and battles. the bloody grind of war.

You have your mother's uncontrollable rage-incorrigible,

that Hera-say what I will, I can hardly keep her down.

Hera's urgings, I trust, have made you suffer this.

But I cannot bear to see you agonize so long.

You are my child. To me your mother bore you.

If you had sprung from another god, believe me,

and grown into such a blinding devastation.

long ago you'd have dropped below the Titans.

deep in the dark pit."

-The Iliad

His mother arranges for him to be stabbed... his father hates him, and says if he weren't his son, he would've thrown him into Tartarus... poor guy. Yeah, he's wild and chaotic, but still, he probably inherited that from Hera and Zeus, who aren't exactly peaceful and calm...

I feel sorry for him.

Hi, as seen from the title this is going to be a post where I assign Egyptian magicians a Greek godly parent and explain why I chose them. I suck at introductions lol, so without further ado let’s begin!

Carter Kane

Athena

I picked Athena for Carter because of many reasons, some being:

• He’s intelligent. He has a lot of general knowledge from travelling around the world with his father and also has common sense, something that some intelligent people lack. He’s not only clever, but also wise.

• He knows how to fight and he’s good at making tactics that work well. Carter is very skilled with a khopesh, despite only training for a few months and is also quite physically strong. Plus, he follows the path of Horus and was his host so he has expertise in this area.

• He’s a natural leader. Maybe this doesn’t link to Athena completely, but it was noted several times that Athena children were usually the generals when it came to war. Carter, of course is the pharaoh so he has to be a good leader to do that, and since he’s the first one in thousands of years he must be special. Many other characters have noted his leadership skills, and even Nekhbet has said that he is someone worth following.

Zeus

So, okay this one might be different from Athena but Carter and Zeus share a lot of similarities, including:

• He is strong. Carter is generally referred to as one of the most powerful magicians in the world, if not the most powerful. This is similar to Zeus, who is without question the most powerful god (not counting the primordials, titans, giants etc.)

• He’s a leader. Like I said for Athena, Carter is often referred to as a natural born leader, and many people follow him. He’s the pharaoh of the house of life, which somewhat mirrors Zeus being the king of the gods. And Horus is also the ruler of the gods, so that aspect fits Zeus too.

• He’s not always liked. Zeus isn’t always liked (and for the right reasons, I’m not complaining here) and his children are often disliked by some people too (*cough* Hera *cough*) and Carter has his fair share of enemies/past enemies too. Many other magicians hated him and wouldn’t listen to him until he overthrew the corrupt leadership and proved his worth as Pharaoh, which is similar to what Zeus did.

I would have put Ares, but tbh I think although Percy thought that Carter was a son of Ares, Athena and Zeus fit him more and Mars fits him more than Ares. So, anyways onto the next character!

Sadie Kane

Aphrodite

Some of y’all might disagree with this, but imo one of the Greek gods that could be Sadie’s godly parent is Aphrodite, and here are some of the reasons why:

• She is described several times as “boy-crazy”. For a thirteen-year-old, Sadie has a lot of interest in romance and dating and by the end of the series is dating both Walt and Anubis, despite being considerably younger than both of them. She is also a hypocrite, like Piper, as she scorns her friends Liz and Emma for being “boy crazy”, something that she is herself.

• She cares about her appearance. Sadie evidently cares a lot about her appearance and looks, and dyes her hair a lot proving that she cares about what she looks like. She also has a specific style of clothing (i.e. combat boots, tattered jeans, and ear-buds) that prove that while she might not particularly care about fashion, (although of course she could) she has a sense of style and can choose clothes that look good.

• She is often described as being pretty/beautiful. She’s often described as looking beautiful, and seeing as Aphrodite is the literal goddess of beauty this links to her. Also, this is further proved by the fact that both Walt and Anubis had crushes on her (which is really creepy ngl-).

Ares

• She’s quite impulsive and reckless and doesn’t listen to commands. Sadie often acts quite rashly, and doesn’t think before she does something. Examples of this include Sadie following her dad in the British museum when he told her not to and her going to London for her birthday despite being told that it would be unsafe. This is a common characteristic of a child of Ares (like Clarisse) and is a flaw of Ares himself.

• Sadie is also strong-minded and stubborn. She doesn’t change her mind easily and sticks to her opinion, even if it’s wrong.

Iris

Sadie has brightly coloured streaks in her hair, which sort of links to Iris

Idk what else to write here honestly but I thought I should mention her-

Nemesis

I don’t have much to write here lol, I just feel like Sadie has a sorta Nemesis vibe-

And in her wiki page it says “rebellious, mischievous, headstrong, and often baffles people with her sharp tongue and fierce nature. She's not afraid of breaking rules” “also strong-minded and stubborn” “Despite her aloof air, she loves her parents very much and wishes she had more time with them.” And that kinda sounds like a child of Nemesis to me-

Might just be me though

Walt Stone

Hephaestus

Y’all might not agree with me on this one but here are my reasons:

• He’s a sau; a charm maker and he made many amulets. Walt has built many amulets, as well as a birdbath thingymabobby that I can’t remember the name of. This shows that he’s incredibly skilled at making and building objects, something that is a common ability of children of Hephaestus and is one of the things they’re most famous for.

• This isn’t to do with Hephaestus exactly, but on his wiki page it says “he is sacrificial and does all he can to protect his friends” which sounds a lot like Leo, a son of Hephaestus. It’s also said that the children of Hephaestus vary in what they look like and in what they’re like so Walt could easily be one of them.

Hades/Thanatos/Some other death god

Okay, so here’s the obvious one lol. These gods could be Walt’s godly parents because they’re linked to death and funerals and Walt follows the path of, and is the literal host of Anubis, who is the god of funerals. I could probably add more to this section but I think it’s really obvious lmao-

So ye, I’m getting tired now so that’s the end of this post. Thanks for reading, if you want to see a part two say in the comments! And if you disagree with any of the godly parents I put maybe suggest a better one down in the comments!

Percy

Book: 12 (This make practically everyone at CHB older than him) VS Movie: 16

Book: Heavily relies on Grover and Annabeth for help in fighting VS Movie: Is a natural-born fighter

Book: Percy’s sword Riptide is made of celestial bronze and appeared to mortal eyes as a normal pen with a cap VS Movie: Riptide is a click pen that is never named, but through the SoM, we can see the sword’s Greek name.

Book: He discovers that Luke betrayed him when they are in the woods and he is left with a deadly scorpion VS Movie: Percy discovers Luke’s betrayal when they are on top of the Empire State Building, and they fight each other.

Book: Percy and Poseidon have black hair and green eyes VS Movie: They both have blue eyes but Percy has dark brown hair and Poseidon has light brown.

Annabeth

Book: 12 VS Movie: 16

Book: Curly blond hair VS Movie: Straight brown hair

Book: Grey eyes VS Movie: Blue eyes

Book: Annabeth, Percy and Grover fight Medusa through a glass ball VS Movie: Medusa is fought by looking through an iPod Touch.

Book: Annabeth fights with a celestial bronze knife VS Movie: Fights with swords, crossbows and arrows, and uses a knife at the end of the movie.

Grover

Book: Not very confident, Percy is always saving him from bullies VS Movie: Very confident and strong, and doesn’t get bullied.

So basically:

Book: Scrawny VS Movie: Amazing

Book: Grover had horns at the start of the book VS Movie: He only had horns at the end

Luke (when he was alive)

Book: Scar down his right cheek from dragon attack VS Movie: No scar, only a scratch from when Percy slashed him with his sword.

Book: He says he has seen his dad once VS Movie: He has never seen his dad before.

Tyson

Book: Tyson makes Percy a watch that can become a shield to protect him VS Movie: Percy already has a shield that Luke gave him, which Luke hide the Master Bolt inside.

Chiron

Book: Brown horse’s half VS Movie: White horse’s half

Missing characters:

Ares: Ares showed up in the book at the restaurant Annabeth, Grover and Percy stopped at, but in the movie, he’s no where to be seen in the plot.

I personally don’t know, I would hate to have really any of the Olympians as a parent. Like if I was a son of Aphrodite I would probably ask Chiron if I could sleep outside in a tent. I would hate to be a child of Ares because I am only a violent person when provoked and my siblings would make fun of me for it, which would lead to me bashing their brains in. It’s the same for most of the gods, like Demeter(never one for plants), Apollo(he doesn’t give a dam about his kids), Athena(cold hearted and prideful, and all the rest of them. The only god whom is not half bad a parent is Poseidon. The only god I would love to have as a parent is Hestia(she would have to adopt me), because she’s all around amazing, plus I dream of going to culinary school one day so that would only help.

I put this as a reply but I wanted more people to see it so:

A child of Ares, a son of Aphrodite, and a daughter of Athena as a group on a quest. The child of Ares and daughter of Athena would constantly be bickering like a couple who has been married for 50 years and I could see the son of Aphrodite and daughter of Athena having an enemies to lovers if you wanted. The child of Ares could also low-key despise the son of Aphrodite because they sorta like the daughter of Athena but eventually go from enemies to friends to partners in crime. This would work even better when you look at their godly parents. First of, Athena and Ares. They don't have the same mom but are always bickering and acting like siblings. I could see the child of Ares and the daughter of Athena developing a similar relationship. The parents represent two sides of the same drachma because they are both war gods but have very different approaches to war. Ares is all about blood and violence but Athena always takes the more strategic route. I could also see the kids being similar with A (The child of Ares because I'm tired of writing so much. It's supposed to be summer and I'm supposed to be sleeping) always trying to kill anything in a 5-mile radius and B (The Daughter of Athena) always taking like three years to come up with a plan but it almost always works. The son of Aphrodite is the one I'm probably most excited about. The only real example (Ones that we know well) of a child of Aphrodite we have are all girls. This means that you have a lot of space to expand on and experiment. Really the only kids of Aphro that we see are overly feminine and a bully (Drew) or overly tomboy-ish and an MC (Piper). This gives you room for a nice in-between. The son of Aphrodite could love make-up and dressing up but always hate it when people assume he is shallow. (why did I make this so long) His fatal flaw could be insecurity and he would always try not to wear make-up because everyone outside his cabin always teased him about it. The others wouldn't know and would make fun of him (Teasingly) about being a son of Aphrodite when really it's mostly girls. Eventually, A and B would learn about him being insecure and I could see the child of Ares (honestly I've been here for half an hour) promising to kill those people while the daughter of Athena is trying to buy some more make-up for the son of Aphrodite but learning they don't accept drachma as currency and not stealing because morals. The child of Ares just straight up yoinks the make-up 'cause ScrEW MoRaLs. This could be a great dynamic between these and I could write more but I need to be a human being and eat.

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I don't know if this counts as fanfiction post. But when your creating a team that will be a trio like Percy, Annabeth and Grover, how do you come up with their godly parents {Do you do opposite domains, similar domains, gods associated with eachother}? Can someone write a good trio for a child of Ares

You became a god/Goddess?

I say I'm new but I just mean to this site. I've read the books and everything. Except for the ones on Magnus Chase. Here are a few things about me:

Name: Echo357

Nickname: Echo

Gender: Female (straight)

Age: Over 15 but under 18. I'll let you guess or whatever

Parent: If Atemise has children then I'd be her daughter but I'd be the daughter of Ares

Books or Movies: Okay so don't kill me. I actually like the movies but I love the books.

Favorite book: The Lightning Thief. Mostly because it's how it all got started and I love how Percy is confused about everything.

Weapon: My weapon would be bow and arrow but I just got a new dagger and I tested it out for knife throwing and I did pretty well.

Thats my new dagger