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Ares
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Ares is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Pottery depicting Ares (top center) fighting a Giant (c. 400 BC)

Ares[a] is a deity in the ancient Greek religion associated with the violent and undesirable aspects of warfare,[1] as opposed to Athena, another Greek war deity who was seen in a positive light. In mythology, Ares is said to be a son of Zeus and Hera.[2] With Aphrodite, he is the father of Phobos, Deimos, and Harmonia.[3]

With regard to his character, in the Iliad, Zeus calls Ares the most loathsome of the Olympians, always seeking strife and war, and he says that Ares has the uncontrollable and relentless spirit of his mother Hera.[4] Ares was usually portrayed in myths with negative personality traits, such as a lack of dignity and shame.[1]

While Ares and Aphrodite were usually portrayed in ancient Greece as consorts,[1] a notable myth unusually portrays this relationship as an adulterous one. In Homer's Odyssey, Ares and Aphrodite are caught in an invisible net by Aphrodite's husband Hephaestus whilst they were having sexual intercourse. The gods laugh at Hephaestus's trap, and the two are released on the condition Ares pay Hephaestus the fine for adultery, and should he not pay, Poseidon would pay Hephaestus twofold on Ares' behalf. Upon their release, Ares flees to Thrace and Aphrodite to Cyprus.[5] The unusual depiction of Aphrodite as Hephaestus's wife in this myth was probably reflective of a local tradition of Lemnos.[1] Homer's association of Ares with Thrace is a poetic device to portray Ares as barbaric, and he also calls him Thracian in the Iliad.[1]

He was identified with the Roman god Mars, despite significant differences in their cults and perceived character.

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Ares' design by Kazuma Kaneko for Shin Megami Tensei II wears a golden Corinthian helmet with a white crest.

Gameplay

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殺戮と流血、戦のための戦を好む野蛮な戦神。ゼウスとヘラの間に生まれたオリンポス十二神の一柱。性格は凶暴かつ残忍、傲慢で思慮に欠けている。竜や巨大な猪など、破壊的な魔獣が支配下にいる。
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Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

The god of war in Greek lore.

Other gods hated him for his cruel and violent nature. He opposed Athena, who represented strategic warfare.

Shin Megami Tensei IV

The god of war in Greek lore.

Other gods hated him for his cruel and violent nature. He opposed Athena, who represented strategic warfare.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

The god of war in Greek lore.
Other gods hated him for his cruel and violent nature. He opposed Athena, who represented strategic warfare.

Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Greek god of war. Hated by the other gods for his savagery.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Greek god of war. Hated by many gods for his love of war.

Persona 3

The god of war in Greek myth. Other gods despised him for his cruel and violent nature. Opposed Athena, who represented strategic warfare.

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The god of war in Greek myth. Other gods despised him for his cruel and violent nature. Opposed Athena, who represented strategic warfare.

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Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

The god of war in Greek myth. Other gods despised him for his cruel and violent nature. He opposed Athena, who resented war.

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

The god of war in Greek myth. Other gods despised him for his cruel and violent nature. He opposed Athena, who resented war.

Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book 神たちを　シキして　戦いの　先頭にいる　強い　神　戦いでは　いつも　２人の　息子を　つれていたという
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DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version

The mightiest of warlords among demons. A true leader who's decisive in battle.

Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book 神たちを　シキして　戦いの　先頭にいる　強い　神　戦いでは　いつも　２人の　息子を　つれていたという
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Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
English Ares
Japanese アレス Aresu Ares
Korean 아레스 Areseu Ares

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Notes

  1. ↑ Greek: Ἄρης, romanized Árēs

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Ares", Brill's New Pauly Online (2006), Albert Schachter and Anne Ley. Published by Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e133780
  2. ↑ Theogony 922, Hesiod. Greek.
  3. ↑ Theogony 933-937, Hesiod. Greek.
  4. ↑ Iliad 5.890-892, Homer. Greek.
  5. ↑ Odyssey 8.266-366, Homer. Greek.
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