ARES
A Brief Overview of Ares
Parentage: Zeus & Hera or Hera alone
Offspring: Harmonia, Deimus, Phobus and the Amazons
Usually attributed to greaves, shield and spear
His sister is Eris (strife/quarrels) she is who sets off the Trojan War. Phobus, Harmonia and Deimus (Fear, harmony, terror) accompany him on battlefield, they are the emotional effects of war. Ares does not represent the positive qualities of war but rather about aggression, rage and destruction. He is seen as the embodiment of the worst instincts on the battlefield to the Greeks. Despised by mortals and gods alike.
ZEUS
A Brief Overview of Zeus
Parentage- Kronos & Rhea
Attributed- Eagle & lightning
Establishes order (Father figure)
Zeus is not the creator of man, that was the Titan Prometheus, and he is the youngest of the Gods. He is also the God of the sky and in charge of storms. Zeus can't change fates strings, so even though he is all powerful, even he can not stop death for mortal beings. After Rhea and Gaea fooled Kronos, Zeus grew up and with the help of Gaea overthrew Kronos and the other Titans during the Titanomachy. Banished his dad and the other Titans to Tartarus, while a few titans were punished differently.
