Ares

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Q1: What was the main responsibility of Ares?

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Ares was known to the Romans as Mars.

He was the god of war. He was very aggressive. He was unpopular with both gods and humans.

Ares was not invincible, even against mortals. He personified the brutal nature of war.

Symbols that tell you that a sculpture is of Ares are a spear.