The first ever Olympian murder trial took place on the Areopagus Hill in Athens. An outraged Poseidon demanded that Ares be put on trial for the murder of his son, to which Zeus agreed. The infuriated god of war quickly arrived, and brutally slew Halirrhothius. Despite these setbacks, Ares fought bravely in the Gigantomachy and defended Olympus successfully against several other enemies.Īfter Halirrhothius (Poseidon's son) attempted to rape Ares' daughter Alcippe, she summoned her father for help. Even though Ares was the god of war, some say he disturbed the gods with his loud bellows when he lost. Ares also fled in fear of the giant Typhon when the monster first attacked Olympus, though most other Olympians (other than Zeus) did as well. Apollo also defeated him in a boxing match during the first Olympic games. After Zeus allowed the Olympians to participate openly in the war he challenged Athena, only to again be defeated by her, and forced to flee the battlefield. For his actions, he was wounded by the mortal hero Diomedes with the aid of Athena. During the Trojan War Ares sided with the Trojans despite promising Hera he would aid the Greeks. The Alodai giants (Otis and Ephialtes) defeated Ares and imprisoned him within an airtight bronze jar. At one point he stripped Ares of his armor and another time defeated Ares and one of his children with the aid of Athena. His half-brother Hercules is noted to have stalemated him in battle twice.
Despite his great strength and fighting ability Ares often fared poorly in battles with other supernatural enemies. The blessing of Ares is known to give invincibility in battle. He would lend strength to whatever side he favored, but was known to be somewhat fickle and change sides in the middle of a battle. Despite this, he was given a place on the Olympian ruling council possibly due to his parentage.Īs the god of war, Ares would often participate in mortal conflicts, but would often fare poorly in divine contests. It also made him unpopular among his fellow deities who despised him for his overt love of war regardless of there not being a reason to fight at all. He developed a love of violence that surpassed that of any other Olympian, which made him the perfect candidate for being the god of war. Ares is one of the few children of the Olympian gods Zeus and Hera.
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