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The Ancients

Ares: God of War

The Ancients

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4.74.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Ares is the god of war and bloodlust in Greek mythology.One of the twelve Olympian gods, Ares was often depicted as a fierce and bloodthirsty deity - both feared, and revered by the Ancient Greeks. But despite being a major figure in the Greek pantheon, Ares has often been overshadowed by more famous siblings, or legendary heroes. So why in an Ancient society, so defined by warfare, was Ares not a more central figure?


In the latest episode of our special series on Greek Gods and Goddesses, Tristan is joined by Professor Susan Deacy from the University of Roehampton to delve into Ares messy character. Together, they explore the role of Ares in Greek mythology, looking at the first kin-slayer and the reputation he left across history - asking just who was the god of war, and why should we be so afraid of him?


The Senior Producer was Elena Guthrie

Script written by Andrew Hulse

Voice over performed by Nichola Woolley

The Assistant Producer was Annie Coloe

Edited by Aidan Lonergan


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0:00.0

Sing, uses sing to me a story of Olympus and the death of Scots who govern Earth, sea

0:22.1

and sky.

0:23.9

That is a resties as ask.

0:26.6

He stands upon the edge of the era of Pagus and overlooks all Athens.

0:31.6

Her temples, her walls, her every edifice is picked out in silver, moon like catching

0:38.0

in the rain that streams down roofs and pools and gutters.

0:43.1

He stretches out hands, feels the downpour drive against his palms like needles.

0:48.6

It does little to wash away Clio Mestras blood, his mother's blood.

0:54.5

Her resties thought he knew the price of Kinslay.

0:57.6

Revenge was the wet stone against which he had needed his character and he would gladly

1:02.4

shatter to achieve it.

1:04.6

But death would be a relief compared to the madness that taught him now.

1:10.0

The furies pursue him relentlessly.

1:13.3

In the temple of Apollo, he begged some relief and the oracle answered, head to Athens,

1:21.0

seek out the era of Pagus.

1:24.4

But now that her resties is here, he can find little clue as to what to expect.

1:29.9

The escarpment is barren, all cragged rock and patch scrub.

1:34.6

The only feature is a single spear.

1:37.8

It is plunged so deep into the rock that the bladed head is all but swallowed and stone.

1:43.9

Why am I here, he asks?

1:47.2

That is when the musers begin to sing, to dance, to play the lyre and the flute.

1:52.5

This is a place of trial they tell him.

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