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GODS & GODDESSES GODS & GODDESSES
Gods and goddesses were the main characters of myths . Myths are traditional
stories from ancient cultures . Storytellers answered questions about the world by
creating exciting explanations . People thought myths were true . Myths explained
the unexplainable . They helped people make sense of human behavior and nature .
Today , we use science to explain the world . But people still love myths . Myths may
not be literally true . But they have meaning . They tell us something about our
history and culture.
OF THE ANCIENT WORLD OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
Ares
by Virginia Loh-Hagan
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan is an author, university professor, former classroom teacher, and
curriculum designer. She thinks her dogs are descendants of Ares. ey go into a battle frenzy
when the doorbell rings. She lives in San Diego with her very tall husband and very naughty
dogs. To learn more about her, visit www.virginialoh.com.
Published in the United States of America by Cherry Lake Publishing
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45th Parallel Press is an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Loh-Hagan, Virginia, author.
Title: Ares / by Virginia Loh-Hagan.
Description: Ann Arbor : Cherry Lake Publishing, [2017] | Series: Gods and
goddesses of the ancient world | Includes bibliographical references and
index.
Identiers: LCCN 2016031178| ISBN 9781634721349 (hardcover) | ISBN
9781634722667 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781634722001 (pdf) | ISBN 9781684521036
(ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Gods, Greek--Juvenile literature. | Mythology,
Greek--Juvenile literature.
Classication: LCC BL820.M2 L64 2017 | DDC 292.2/113--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016031178
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CONTENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR .............................
CHAPTER 1:
God of War ................................
CHAPTER 2:
Warrior .................................. 10
CHAPTER 3:
Bloodthirsty............................. 16
CHAPTER 4:
Death Tools ..............................
CHAPTER 5:
Father of a Dragon .......................
Did You Know? ...........................
Consider This!............................
Learn More ...............................
Glossary ................................. 32
Index .....................................
GOD OF WAR
Who is Ares ? Who kidnapped him ? Who raised him ?
Ares was a Greek god . Hes the god of war . Hes one of the
Olympians . These gods were the rulers of the gods.
They lived on Mount Olympus . Mount Olympus is in
Greece . Its the highest mountain in Greece .
Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera . Zeus was the king of
the gods . Hera was the queen of the gods . They didnt like
Ares . They didnt help when Ares got kidnapped .
Giants wanted to fight Olympians . They wanted to win .
So , they took Ares . They locked him in a bronze jar .
CHAPTER
Ares was trapped for months . He started losing his
mind . The giants stepmother found out . She told Hermes .
Hermes was the gods messenger . He released Ares .
Hera sent Ares to Priapus . Priapus was a
minor god . Minor
gods arent as important as major gods . He was a god of
male body parts . He raised Ares . He trained Ares .
Aress father , Zeus , was the god of the sky .
He taught him dancing . He taught him sports . He taught
him
martial arts . Martial arts are fighting skills .
Hera paid Priapus for his service . She said he could take
part of Aress war spoils . Spoils are stolen goods . So ,
Priapus made sure Ares was a good fighter .
Ares never married . He had many lovers . He had many
children with different women .
Ares was born and raised in Thrace .
Family Tree
Grandparents : Cronus ( god of time ) and Rhea ( goddess of fertility)
Parents : Zeus ( god of the sky ), Hera ( goddess of women and
marriage )
Brother: Hephaestus ( god of re and craftsmen )
Sisters : Eileithyia ( goddess of childbirth ), Enyo ( goddess of war ),
Eris ( goddess of strife ), Hebe ( goddess of youth )
Lover : Aphrodite ( goddess of love )
Children with Aphrodite: Phobos ( god of fear ), Deimos ( god of
terror ), Harmonia ( goddess of harmony ), Eros (god of love ),
Anteros ( god of requited love ), Himeros ( god of desire ), Pothos
