Greek Mini Statue - Ares (Bronze)

Ares, in Greek religion, is the god of war (more properly, the spirt of battle).  Unlike his Roman counterpart, Mars, he was never very popular, and his worship was not extensive in Greece.  He represented the distasteful aspects of brutal warfare and slaughter.  Homer established him as the son of Zeus and Hera; he was one of the Olympian deities - but his fellow gods, and parents, were not fond of him.  Nonetheless, he was accompanied in battle by his sister, Eris (Strife), and his sons Phobos and Deimos (Panic and Rout [mothered by Aphrodite]).  Also associated with him were two lesser war deities: Enyalius and Enyo. Worship was devoid of the social, moral, and theological associations usual with major deities, but his cult had many interesting local features - at Sparta, in early times, at least, human sacrifices were made to him from prisoners of war.

Material: Painted Polystone

L: 1-3/4"
W: 1-1/2"
H: 3-1/2"