Ares

Summary

Ares is a Greek deity^[1]. He ranks in the top 5% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,809 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ares's father was Zeus^[3].
• Ares's mother was Hera^[4].
• Ares was married to Aphrodite^[5].
• A child of Ares was Anteros^[6].
• A child of Ares was Deimos^[7].
• A child of Ares was Eros^[8].
• A child of Ares was Phobos^[9].
• A child of Ares was Harmonia^[10].
• A child of Ares was Himeros^[11].
• Ares is recorded as male^[12].
• Ares's instance of is recorded as Greek deity^[13].
• Ares's instance of is recorded as war deity^[14].
• Ares's instance of is recorded as Olympian god^[15].
• Ares is part of Twelve Olympians^[16].
• Ares's Commons category is recorded as Ares^[17].
• Ares's unmarried partner is recorded as Aphrodite^[18].
• Ares's unmarried partner is recorded as Otrera^[19].
• Ares's unmarried partner is recorded as Enyo^[20].
• Ares's unmarried partner is recorded as Aerope^[21].
• Ares's unmarried partner is recorded as Aglaurus, daughter of Cecrops^[22].
• Ares's unmarried partner is recorded as Althaea^[23].
• Ares's unmarried partner is recorded as Cyrene^[24].

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Origins and Family

Ares's father was Zeus^[3]. His mother was Hera^[4].

Personal Life

Ares was married to Aphrodite^[5]. Children include Anteros^[6], a Greek deity^[25]; Deimos^[7], a Greek deity^[26]; Eros^[8], a Greek primordial deity^[27]; Phobos^[9], a Greek deity^[28]; Harmonia^[10], a mythological Greek character^[29]; and Himeros^[11], a Greek deity^[30].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ares include Mars^[31], an inner planet of the Solar System^[32], founded in -4540000000^[33]; Areopagus^[34], a hill^[35], in Greece^[36]; Ares V^[37], a rocket model^[38]; Aris Limassol F.C.^[39], an association football club^[40], in Cyprus^[41], founded in 1930^[42], headquartered in Limassol^[43]; Pedion tou Areos^[44], an urban park^[45], in Greece^[46], founded in 1934^[47]; Arius^[48], a taxon^[49]; and Ares Cliff^[50], a cliff^[51].

Why It Matters

Ares ranks in the top 5% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,809 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for him include Mars^[31], an inner planet of the Solar System^[32], founded in -4540000000^[33]; Areopagus^[34], a hill^[35], in Greece^[36]; Ares V^[37], a rocket model^[38]; Aris Limassol F.C.^[39], an association football club^[40], in Cyprus^[41], founded in 1930^[42], headquartered in Limassol^[43]; Pedion tou Areos^[44], an urban park^[45], in Greece^[46], founded in 1934^[47]; and Arius^[48], a taxon^[49].

FAQs

Who were Ares's parents?

Ares's father was Zeus^[3]. Ares's mother was Hera^[4].

Who was Ares married to?

Ares's spouses include Aphrodite^[5].