Ares, the Greek god of war.

Ares, the Greek god of war.
Greeks called him Ares, Romans Mars

Family History
Ares the only son of Zeus and Hera. His sister Eris, the goddess
of strife, is his constant companion, but he is also attended by
his sons Deimos and Phobos, as well as Enyo, an old war-goddess.
When Ares was wounded. (even as an immortal) he would run back to
his father, Zeus and was healed. Zeus did not like him much.
Probably because is brother Hephaestus (Vulcan) was born to Hera
with out Zeus. Antiope - The daughter of Ares and queen of
the Amazons, and sister of Hippolyta. She was carried of by
Theseus and by him became the mother of Hippolytus.

Ares, the Greek god of war, is tall and handsome, but vain and
cruel. When Ares heard battle he put on his gleaming helmet,
and leapt into his war chariot. With his sword, he rushed into
the thick of battle, unconcerned who won or lost as long as blood
was shed. A vicious crowd followed at him, carrying with them
Pain, Panic, Famine and Oblivion.

Ares was mainly worshipped in Thracia, a region known for its
fierce people And a Spartan god of war.

Ares seemed to have no other interest than war (except for the fling
with his brother's wife). It may be a human instinct to go to
war, but if was expressed, the species would be extinct by now.
For the ancient to make sense of this paradox, a single minded
god such as Ares was needed. There are no winners in war.

Mars and Venus caught in the net and shown by Vulcan to gods.
Martin Van Heemskerk (1536)

Ares and Aphrodite Ares was interested, in the goddess Aphrodite. Besides the fact that the lovely
goddess was already married (to the god Hephaistos (Vulcan) his brother).
A tale in the Odyssey of Homer about how this couple's romantic rendezvous came
to an abrupt, and comic, end.
Ares and Aphrodite Ares and Aphrodite were dallying together when their
interlude was rudely interrupted. You see, the god of the sun, Helios, from whom
little, if anything, could be kept secret, spied the pair in enjoying each other
one day.
Helios promptly reported the incident to Hephaistos, who was understandably
angry.
Hephaistos contrived to catch the couple "in the act", and so he fashioned a net
to snare the illicit lovers.
At the appropriate time, this net was sprung, and trapped Ares and Aphrodite
locked in very private embrace.
But Hephaistos was not yet satisfied with his revenge, for he invited the
olympian gods and goddesses to view the unfortunate pair.
For the sake of modesty, the goddesses demurred, but the male gods went and
witnessed the sight. Some commented on the beauty of Aphrodite, others remarked
that they would eagerly trade places with Ares, and they all laughed.
Well, except for Ares, who was out of sorts, and Aphrodite, who, if goddesses
can blush like maidens, surely did so.

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