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Do you have any resources for researching Ares?

Khaîre!

Unfortunately there are little resources outside of some pretty hardcore academic theses and dissertations I have about Ares. Most of the surface level resources will focus on the war aspects of Ares, his role in the Iliad, and other rather generic and, in my opinion, stale understandings of who Ares is.

With that said, the following paper is easy to find online:

THE ORACLE AND CULT OF ARES IN ASIA MINOR - this was actually THE PAPER that threw me head first into the world of Ares as understood by the ancient Greeks living in Angolia,, specifically Pamphylia and Lycia.

Now, if those other academic resources interest you then please let me know!! I only have PDF copies of these papers; most of them were obtained from my consistent but courteous requests to the authors. Two are in German that I have yet to translate (with the help of a dear friend). As such I do not feel entirely ethical sharing them for anyone and everyone to see, but I do have a private Google Drive i am willing to share if you (and anyone else reading this) are a mutual. If we are not mutuals send me a message and we'll figure it out from there ☺️

(I also have research papers on other deities and aspects of Hellenic life as well - most of those were found through various sites online so I'm actually in the process of making a different Google drive fo those so anyone can access them.)

So I guess the long & short of it would be this: I have a very heavy academic and historical interest in Ares and as such have some really hard to obtain papers but not much else in the way of other resources. I will say searching through my post tagged #ares or #ares deity will have some little excepts and my thoughts on the things I've read. If a particular post calls to you please let me know and I can share more about that specific quote. Below are some posts that you may enjoy which help show the lesser known side of Ares. Sadly, I have yet to find an easily accessible book with any of this information. Who knows, maybe I'll go back to school one day and do it myself!

Ares as a city protector

Harmonia as a complement of Ares & Aphrodite

Bound Ares - a protective ritual

I hope this was maybe of some use to you? I'm sorry i don't have more resources to share about Ares - there's sadly not a lot about anything BUT his war aspects that is easily accessible. But, sometime in the next few months i do hope to out out a lengthy series detailing my findings from the theses & dissertations I have. I will try to remember to let you know when that series starts!

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How I view Ares

People seemed to like my post on how I view Aphrodite (thank u again for the ask :) ), so I thought I'd do one for Ares

I once again open with that there is no wrong way to view Ares. I believe that personal interpretation of the Gods appearance (etc) is part of worship and your bond with them.

I view Ares similarly to the statues from antiquity. Tall, but no taller than roughly 6'2. muscular but not like a body builder, practical muscle rather that decorative. I see Him as scarred and willing to tell the Stories behind them. Stern and disciplined, but never cruel. He is a paternal figure, a protector, with a golden red-plumed helmet and spear by His side.

Ares is not solely anger and bloodlust, He cares for those affected by violence of all kinds. He knows that violence has its place and when to use it, because Ares is the God of War, War is not the God of Ares.

He is the patron of the Amazons, He is the protector of all victims of violence. He is a caring God who is not ruled by his anger.

Ares is not the common media tropes assigned to him by film. Ares is not evil.

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Kibum ✦ Amazing Saturday - Dancing to 'Unforgiven' [Wearing Minho's outfit 💞]

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Hot dad summer

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They're always watching 👁️

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Use #Vio2500DTIYS and tag me

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Feel free to alter as many elements as you want, just keep the general concept

You can use your own designs if you prefer

Just have fun!

These are the outfits I used, but you can change them if you want!

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gen fic appreciation post. i love you gen fic. i love you serious, plot-heavy gen fic. i love you funny, lighthearted gen fic. i love you angsty whump and h/c gen fic. i love you emotionally complex and intimate gen fic. i love you super long chaptered gen fic. i love you oneshot gen fic. i love you strictly canon adherent gen fic. i love you alternate universe gen fic. i love you crossover gen fic. i love you gen fic about queer identity and relationships. i love you found family gen fic. i love you gen fic.

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Love the new armor modpack for Limited Life. Wonderful that we can see more of their skins with the armor.

Uhm. No it's great I love it. It's just. Well. I. Listen. It can't just be me right? Its not just me. Its-- so hear me out--

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I just had a thought… mumbo probably didnt have a name as a bird. I think the WITCH is generally the one who will name their familiar, maybe with some discussion if necessary. But imagine, mumbo is thrown into his human form for the first time, suddenly capable of language, and he instantly starts rambling on and on about how that spell felt, how weird it is to have fingers, THIS NEW MUSTACHE, how he has feet and how his wings are much bigger- grian, just happy that the spell worked, thinks to himself. Then interrupted him- “I think your name should be Mumbo Jumbo, if you’re going to be talking like that all the time”

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Guess who's back to thinking about my withc au :)

and by the way! the symbol surrounding the fire spell IS actually the rune for "fire" in my spell notes :D!

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FLASHBACK

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Dead weight

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Not something you’d think about usually but I REALLY love interactions between Jimmy and Cleo this season. The absolute comedy. The dynamic is RIGHT THERE.

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Oh. Damn it. Sorry- just step over her too.

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Ah, sorry. Excuse me. My cat needs to take a nap on your dash a moment. Just step over him.