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War as a reality and as a myth

The war is a constant situation in human history. Through the war, empires were created and destroyed. The martial arrests were a source of unhappiness, and also a connection of the evolving mankind, by creating new cultures, revealing the human vanity, and the human megalomania. The Gods of War in legends and mythology were an integral part of human history, the importance of Gods help, to achieve the coveted military victories.

Odin the God of War

In the Scandinavian tradition, the Odin is considered to be the most important Divinity, which his virtues were that of the War. He was the son of Belasta and the God Bor, and is considered to be the creator of the world. Furthermore, he was the maker of the nine worlds of the Teutonic tradition from the relics of giant Ymir.

The name Odin means “anger.” Odin appears as the God of War and at the same time as the God of knowledge, inspiration and poetry. He also had an eight-legged horse, which used for being transported between the different worlds. He had the opportunity to transform himself into a hawk, and considered as the omnipotent master of Heaven and Earth.

Mars: The god that caused passions and wars

In Greek mythology, Mars is the God of War. He is, however, the God who reflects in the most effusive way the passions of men. The love, the jealousy, the rage, the ambition.

In Greek mythology, there are two great warfare enterprises. The Trojan War and the Argonautic Campaign. The Greeks created the God Mars, which basically crystallized all the faces of the war. Aris was warlike, he loved the war. He often provoked wars by provoking the wrath of the other gods. His greatest adversary was the Athena, which was the Goddess of War and Wisdom. That’s exactly the reason that Athena prevailed in their conflicts.

Aris was also ostentatious with many erotic passions. His most significant erotic adventure was the illegal relationship he made with Goddess Aphrodite, who was the wife of Hephaestus. The two lovers were captured by Hephaestus, who advised the rest of the gods. After that, Aris left for Thrace, while Aphrodite resorted to her temple in Paphos, on the island of Cyprus.

There is a myth about Aris, and the role of the Trojan War, proving its passionate nature. As reported by Homer, Aris had promised his mother Hera and Athena to help the Greeks to defeat. But his love for Aphrodite led him to the opposing party. Hera was outraged and consulted with Zeus, in order to remove Aris from the battle and lengthen the balance to the Greeks. Zeus agreed while Athena arranged mission in its own unique way. After that, the victory for the Greeks came closer.

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