GREEK MYTHOLOGY MEME: 11/?  ∟Francois Arnaud as A R E S God of war, bloodshed, and violence. The son of Zeus and Hera, he was depicted as a beardless youth, either nude with a helmet and spear or sword, or as an armed warrior. Homer portrays him as moody and unreliable, and he generally represents the chaos of war in contrast to Athena, a goddess of military strategy and skill. Norse Mythology, Roman Myth, Greek Gods And Goddesses, Roman Gods, Roman Mythology, Ancient Myths, Gods And Goddesses, Greek And Roman Mythology, God Of War