Wars are a difficult problem for the world. Some people choose to fight wars thoughtfully while others use brute force. Ares was the god of war, he killed without thinking while Athena was the goddess of wisdom. she thought through every maneuver. Ares and Athena were very powerful gods in greek mythology. Although they have similarities they have many differences as well. Many wars were fought during the Greek era. “Ares fought the great battle of Troy from the Greek epic Homer. The Trojans drove the strength of their hands straight on, as violent Ares defending the Trojans mantled in dark night the battle passed everywhere” In theory Athena fought with heracles to defeat many giants. People now and days now call heracles Hercules
Ares is…show more content… Ares lead Kratos to attack a village and without knowing Kratos killed his family who were in the village(Carter Colclasure).” Ares was really mean compared to other gods; he tricked Kratos and his men into attacking and killing his family. Athena was a goddess of wisdom she used tactics to win battles. “Achilles wanted to rule over Troy. Athena told deceived Achilles to kill Hector, a famous person in Troy. The gods did not like Hector so Athena wanted to deal with it (Carter Colclasure).” “Many wanted Achilles to kill Hector, a famous person in Troy. The gods did not like Hector so Athena wanted to deal with it (Carter Colclasure).” Ares and Athena were both clever and resourceful. Athena and Ares had a major grudge against each other. They had a bigger grudge than any of the other gods. Since the gods hated each other so much their followers Athens and Sparta had a grudge against each other as well. Both cities were based on their chosen god: Sparta worshiped the god of…show more content… Since Athena gave the greeks intelligence and this threatened Ares’ possible success for war, this could lead to the civilized Greeks to forget about Ares. According to the Greek authors Homer and Euripides, the ancient cults would last until a centralized religious system spread across most of Greece, from c.300 B.C.E. - c.250 B.C.E. But, despite the evaporation of God cults across most of Greece, the societal battles between Ares, Athena, and the members of their divine cults would continue for centuries to