Fierce quarrels were not rare among the Greek heroes, both between gods and among the mortals, but even the immortals found the behaviour of Ares and his family rather more than they could accept.
when the others fought, they liked to think that they had good reason to do so, for freedom, or to right a wrong -through to be truthful this was not always borne out by the facts .
However, Ares seemed to like fighting for its own sake, and would rush headlong into any battle, regardless of the rights and wrongs of the cause. unfortunately for him he was often far from successful.
In view of his record, it is surprising that he was the Greek god of war, particularly as other gods, especially Athene, were far better at fighting than he was. Probably it was his enthusiasm and hot temper which made men seek his support for their quarrels, secure, in the knowledge that he would not bother too much about the justice of the cause.
His sister , Eris, was just as short tempered as he was, and her jealous plotting often caused wars between cities or states . This was just what Ares thrived on. they would be joined in the fighting by his two sons , with the savage, man-eating horses he had given them to pull their war chariots.
Altogether, they formed a formidable family. The only one among the gods who delighted in Ares's deeds was Hades, for frequent wars meant that his underworld kingdom received a constant stream of young warriors slain on the field of battle.
Amongst the goddesses, Aphrodite alone was prepared to put up with his impetuous temperament but , as we have seen, the great war god gained little honour from their friendship.
In his time, the war god fought twice in battles against armies commanded by the much more skilful Athene. He lost both. During the great war of Troy, he also clashed with Athene. in This war , the gods took definite sides , often fighting to support their chosen heroes, and sometimes rescuing them if they seemed to be losing the battle .
Athene supported the Greek side , Ares was for the Trojans. During a day of particularly fierce fighting, Ares was attacked by the Greek hero Diomedes . Usually, a god would have been able to win such a contest easily, but Diomedes had immortal help himself.
Athene, hidden under a helmet of darkness, took over his war chariots. When Diomedes seemed to be tiring, she changed at Ares, firing arrows from her silver bow. Badly wounded , Ares fled groaning back to Olympus.
Ares was also involved in a battle among the god themselves. Two sons of Poseidon, Otus and Ephialtes , plotted to climb up to Mount.
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