"That means I can smash him to a pulp as often as I want, and he'll just keep coming back for more. I like this idea.” - Ares, The Last Olympian
Ares is the God or War and, possibly, anger issues.
If you’re looking for someone to get unreasonably mad at you over just about nothing, this is the guy to go looking for. While Ares is famously known as the God of War, something that’s often forgotten is that he’s only the god of the unpleasant bits of war. The raw violence, the carnage, the mindless mass murder. Honestly, its no wonder he’s no fun at parties. Throughout Greek mythology, he’d always been the least liked among the Gods, even more hated then Hades, and that dude literally reeks of death.
And from what I’ve heard, his kids aren’t all that nice either. With a dad like that, though, can you really blame them? When one of them asked their dad for a physical challenge, Ares told every one of them to find the biggest Cyclops they could track down and kill it. Maybe that doesn’t sound like that big of a deal to kids like Lee, the fourth year who just so happens to be the Counselor of the cabin, but kids come to camp as young as eight years old. That’s hardly a toothpick in the eyes of a giant Cyclops.
So yeah, that’s definitely pretty harsh. I wonder how he feels about all but one of his kids pretty much ignoring his challenge. And when Lee Ellis did try and attack a Cyclops, but ended up getting in a tousle with Manticore (way scarier), all Ares gave him was a measly dagger. Needless to say, the God of War isn’t getting any Father of the Year awards any time soon.
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