Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Lightning Thiefĭuring the Winter Solstice, Luke Castellan stole the Master Bolt and the Helm of Darkness. As a result, the war god promptly found Thanatos and freed him, after which both gods incinerated Sisyphus. As a result, with Death itself imprisoned, mortals were unable to die, much to the dismay of Ares, who relished military carnage. King Sisyphus “Sisy” of Corinth, not wanting to die, managed to cheat death by immobilizing Thanatos with heavy chains and placing the latter under his royal bed. In the end, however, Poseidon convinced Hephaestus that if he let them go, Ares would have to pay an adulterer's fine for his offense. However, Zeus and Hermes found the situation hilarious, and were promptly joined in prolonged and very contagious laughter by the other gods, with Apollo jeering at Ares and Athena at Aphrodite. He first called Hermes, and asked him to send a message to all the gods. Hephaestus called all of the Olympians to so that they could mock and shame them. One day when they were laying together in bed, Hephaestus planted an unbreakable golden chain-link net so small to be invisible that they got tangled up in. Hephaestus discovered his wife's promiscuity through Helios, the all-seeing Titan of the Sun. Ares and Aphrodite would frequently meet up and do whatever they pleased. Because of that Ares and Aphrodite began to have several love affairs. Aphrodite was miserable with her marriage. To Ares' outrage, Zeus had paired his other son, Hephaestus, up with the beautiful goddess Aphrodite to be married. In the end, Zeus justly acquitted Ares, since the latter was defending his daughter's honor. Zeus, as the god of honor and justice, was the chief justice, while the other ten Olympians served as members of the jury. 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 he 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. 14.1 Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefĪres is one of the few children of the Olympian gods Zeus and Hera.
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