Ares

As the God of war, Ares was one of the least popular Greek Gods, both among the mortals and even with the other Gods. Except for Aphrodite, who was his frequent lover. His was unstable, and prone to angry rages. Ares was one of the few children that Zeus had by his wife, Hera. Ares himself had many children, though the only other God he fathered was Eros (God of sexual love), whose mother was Aphrodite (at least this is the genealogy recorded by some of the myths.).

He had a sister, Eris who was the Goddess of strife and discord. She frequently accompanied him to battle, as did his own sons Deimos (fear) and Phobos (fright). Compared to the other Deities, there are few myths about Ares and most of them involve his affair with Aphrodite (and her husband Hephaestus).

Though the worship of Ares was not widespread through Greece, he was popular with the people of the Thracian regions. The people of Thrace were fierce and war-like. He also had a temple in Athens at the bottom of the Areopagus (which means "Ares' Hill").

In the Roman pantheon, Ares was known as Mars.