Ares was the Greek god of war. He was perhaps the most unpopular of all the Olympian gods because of his quick temper, aggressiveness, and unquenchable thirst for conflict. Ares famously seduced Aphrodite, unsuccessfully fought with Hercules, and enraged Poseidon by killing his son Halirrhothios. One of the most human of the 12 Olympian gods Ares’ father is Zeus, from whom he got strength and his mother is Hera, where his vindictiveness and thirst for violence came from. His siblings were Hebe (goddess of youth or prime of life) and Eileithyia (goddess of childbirth and labor pains). His half siblings were Athena, Apollo, Dionysus, Hermes, Heracles, Helen of Troy, and Hephaestus. Deimos (Greek: Δείμος) was the younger brother of Kratos. He was abducted by Ares during his childhood to avert a prophecy about the destruction of Mount Olympus. He was then tortured by Thanatos, God of Death for years in the Domain of Death. After he came of age in the Domain of Death, Deimos was fueled by hatred for the brother who had failed to save him from his torment. After Deimos Ares is the Olympian god of war. However, unlike Athena, he represents merely its destructive capacity and is typically the personification of sheer violence and brutality. Consequently, he was loved neither by gods nor by men. That is, with the exception of Aphrodite, who bore him many children out of wedlock. Given the ever-shifting definition of war as a concept — something Wonder Woman touches on as a movie — it only makes sense that the god of war is an ever-changing force in his portrayal, in Tyr. Tyr, one of the oldest gods of the Germanic peoples and a somewhat enigmatic figure. He was apparently the god concerned with the formalities of war—especially treaties—and also, appropriately, of justice. It is in his character as guarantor of contracts, guardian of oaths, that the most famous myth about him may be understood: as a Deimus, Phobus, Enyo. Other Names. Enyalius. Roman Name. Mars. Ares was the ancient Greek god of war, battlelust, courage and civil order. In art he was depicted as either a mature, bearded warrior armed for battle, or a nude, beardless youth with a helm and spear. His Roman name was Mars. Ares facts. Ares is a god in Greek mythology. He is the god of savage war and bloodlust, and represents the untamed, wild aspects of conflict. He is one of the Twelve Olympians. His parents are Zeus and Hera. He had a twin sister called Eris. Neither parent liked him. He is considered murderous and bloody. gxAo.