#ares offering

[messywitch]

i painted Lord Ares a while ago, and i figured i could post it since it's tuesday. i really liked painting him with a smile, it makes me happy.

the handle in the drawing is my art account :)

[spellingcrows]

⚔️Hail, Lord Ares⚔️

[atheneum-of-you]

I made banners for my devotional notebook! ♡

[joyfultearsandsweetmemories]

For lord ares🐗🪖⚠️⚔️

For lord ares, god of war and lover of Aphrodite

Your just like a brother I need, to show me how to be strong physically but especially emotionally

[whats-the-word-again]

Another digital offering to Lord Ares ⚔️❤️

Ares Enualios;

The warlike conqueror.

Ares Vrotoktonos;

The mighty slayer of men.

Ares Aphneios;

The giver of food and plenty.

Ares Oplophoros;

The one bearing arms.

May your courage and ferocity shine down on those who need it most. May your indomitable spirit reach those in times of hardship. May your powerful presence cradle those who cannot fight any longer.

And may we praise thy dreadful name to all those who listen.

Δοξάστε τον Άρη!

[Praise Lord Ares!]

e-offering made on Pinterest by me

[yanny09]

recently learning to embrace some negative traits (TO A HEALTHY LEVEL OKAY??? IVE BEEN REPRESSING MYSELF IN ORDER TO BECOME "GOOD" AND ITS TIME WE ACCEPT OUR FLAWS SO HERES MINE) through the gods. ps this is academically focused because yes athena: not everyone is good stop idolizing people. they will make mistakes and if they do and if they hurt you dont hesitate to leave, one day youll see them for what they really are and are you willing to devote yourself to someone on the same level as you? no, no one will be. not when that person is sick of you and only hurts you. Ares: be mad, be jealous sometimes you cant get what you want. thats fine. sometimes the bar is too high to reach when your competing against others in a field you dont know anything about and its okay to quit and want what they have, to want to embrace their humanity. but you cant, you arent them. use every single skill you have in your artillery till your score is higher Artemis: its okay to be head in hands sometimes people are stupid, sometimes people ignore others humanity, sometimes people are inconsiderate. its all okay. its okay to be frustrated at others when they have blatant wrong views because you have wrong views too. who will you be if you were perfect? hades: its okay to be exhausted let your shoulders drop, your tired and you dont know why. you dont have to keep focus and aware of every small and little detail, your home and your safe. you werent made to focus all your life you were made to enjoy every lasting second of it, the focused and the confused. let yourself be.

[travelingthief]

Ares Devotions and Offerings

Devotional Acts

Workout/Exercise

Boxing, wrestling, martial arts, etc.

Attend a protest

Self-defense training

Learn about wars

Go to a shooting range

Identify and cope with your anger

Go to a rage room

Play war video games

Play war card/board games

Start a fire

Watch war movies/documentaries

Learn about your country's military and understand why people join and what they do when they serve

Visit war sites/memorials

Learn about society’s reactions to different wars

Scream! Yell! Shout! (productively)

Get out of your comfort zone

Get adrenaline pumping 

Address/work through your fears

Chain his statue

Learn wound care

Take home security measures

Play contact sports

Talk to veterans/people who served about their experience

Learn about PTSD

Practice divination, particularly ornithomancy 

Support people who are currently living through wars

Listen to peoples’ stories who have lived/are living through war

Learn how your state/town reacted/participated in times of war

Offerings

Swords/daggers/knives

Spears

Guns/weapons

Soldier imagery (like toys)

Tanks/cannon imagery

Dog tags

Shields

Helmets

Armor

Boxing gloves

Workout gear (dumbbells, lifting gloves, running shoes, etc.)

Sports equipment

Dragons

Skulls

Bones

Depictions of death

Depictions of war

Preserved animals

Ashes

Chains

Urns

Vultures

Trophies/ribbons/awards

Military memorabilia

War books/movies/games

Matches

Roosters

First aid kits/wound care

Snakes

Bird imagery

Feathers

Teeth

Metals

Claws

Blood depictions

[chaos-of-the-abyss]

pretty interesting how curufin tells eol "those who steal the daughters of the noldor and wed them without gift or leave do not gain kinship with their kin," but then later, along with celegorm, does something similar and even more unambiguously nonconsensual to luthien. the phrasing -- specifically "daughters of the noldor," not just "daughters" or something similarly broad -- gives the impression that curufin's issue with eol isn't in the fact that he's a creep who "stole" a woman away, but rather in the fact that it was a noldorin woman, and curufin's own cousin and friend, who was "stolen" by eol. you can certainly make the argument, given that he doesn't mention aredhel by name and given the phrasing of the reprimand, that he's not angry for her sake but purely about the fact that, from his point of view, eol failed to show the noldor proper respect by going through all the formalities expected when marrying one of them -- but my preferred reading of this line is that it's both. yes, he's angry on the more impersonal behalf of the noldor, but he's also angry because aredhel is his cousin and friend and he cares about her. and it's kind of... disturbing, almost, to picture curufin so understandably offended and enraged on aredhel's (and his family's) behalf as he rebukes eol -- only to then, a few decades later, lie to, seize, and detain luthien against her will, the entire time seeing her as just a piece of meat to further his and celegorm's political goals. he doesn't care what a horrific violation of her autonomy he and his brother are committing; he doesn't even think about the fate he's sentencing her to in planning to force thingol to marry her to celegorm. her outrage, her fear, her distress -- all of it means nothing to him. it probably doesn't so much as occur to him that aredhel might have experienced the same thing he and celegorm are putting luthien through

[aesthicalmess]

Lord Ares

Lord Ares Gynaecothoenas, god of war, courage, battle lust, and civil order

[beautyofaphrodite]

Aphrodite and Ares

I’d love to talk a bit about Lady Aphrodite’s and Lord Ares’ relationship. I‘m going to write down how they’re like to me (UPG).

So I love Lord Ares and Lady Aphrodite. They’re like a mom and dad to me. Though I have a stronger relationship with Lady Aphrodite, I doubt I would’ve gotten this close to Her if I hadn’t started to build a relationship with Her beloved, Ares. She’s told me that She’d like me to learn a bit more about Her husband (or ex-husband? I’ve also read that He remarried Aglaia but I’m not sure) Hephaistos, and I’m planning to once I have more time.

Sometimes, when I feel Lady Aphrodite’s presence, and when I’m praying to Her, I also feel another presence with Her. Usually it’s Lord Ares, but sometimes it’s Their son, Lord Eros.

Whenever I pray to Lord Ares, Lady Aphrodite is often there, usually with a more warlike presence if that makes sense.

They’re both so sweet and loving and also scary like oh my gods! Scary in a good way though, I feel very protected when They’re around.

Do you have any experiences with both Lady Aphrodite and Lord Ares?

[wisdom-devotee]

Have my Devotional Playlists

Athena: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7w6S5w2GQEty93YyDEfYXd?si=rH9DPy39QrOukXKHy8kbQg

Ares: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6QexiQoYQ7wvsISMJrXOf1?si=zX5rBONoTISczgTZBOBrEQ

Aphrodite: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0x2CIukWagmZW8V1drJcDN?si=HximHEQtTKSNQS1HoO3fKg&pi=e-NJBdnl56RSmK

Melinoë: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/73RgpD7MoplA864rdGqOdr?si=9pkkPsdqSz6QSJ5RKPMqvQ&pi=e-rBhOaKftS0Wk

Helen: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1B0nx8em55Yaz1vtIIImOz?si=C1w0z61VT3-DfwqFzex9jg

Odysseus: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5D6S5ICBqOGk6mMCgxPLOw?si=rxFqYHxXQK-vtk57xePq8g

Penelope: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5wDTt78IfIDSD6D2aXYGM2?si=2gS-I5T8Qx6ti27ERzXFgA&pi=e-Nq8KBG5pTCWj

If anyone has song recommendations for any of them, let me know!

[messywitch]

A nuestro señor Ares:

Señor Ares, usted que está presente cuando la música es fuerte y caótica, cuando el acero chocando crea la sinfonía más adecuada para usted. Usted que se encuentra en las celebraciones, en el encanto de la gente dejando sus cadenas detrás para celebrar victorias que no han contado.

Usted que brilla radiante como el orgullo de alguien que ha librado una batalla en silencio y sabe lo fuerte que ha sido, usted que sonríe y encuentra fuerza en saber que pelea por amor, por amar. Usted que sabe cantar alegre porque sabe dar gritos de batalla, usted que sabe bailar sin preocupaciones porque sabe danzar con su enemigo.

Usted que me ha enseñado que el que pelea como usted es porque ama y el corazón no le da para perder, para no defender. Usted, el que porta escudo pesado y no sólo una lanza, el que carga armadura y no sólo armas- usted, el que también defiende y protege.

A usted que pelea por coraje, que desenvaina la espada por amor, por el impulso de mantener lo que ama seguro. Usted que sabe que amar le hace más fuerte al incendiar su corazón, y usa el intenso fuego de su alma para avanzar a pesar del terror y la duda.

A usted, señor, le agradezco por el valor que demuestra y la fuerza con la que da el favor a quienes más lo necesitan. Sin alguien que no le tiene miedo a arder por los demás y por sí mismo, estaríamos rodeados de frío y silencio. Que sus gritos de batalla nos guíen y su brillo nos ilumine para seguir peleando, mi señor.

[dancingaroundforthegods]

Lord ares

[atheneum-of-you]

Xaire the name of Ares, without you, I would have never found my way to where I am now. You weren't my patron and you knew that, yet you held my hand and guided me until I got to where you knew I belonged. And for that, I can never repay you.

Thank you ♡

[joyfultearsandsweetmemories]

Lady aphrodite and lord ares

[whats-the-word-again]

Lord Ares Prayer / Invocation

God of war, battle, bloodlust, and courage;

Son of King Zeus and Queen Hera;

Father of the almighty Amazons;

He helps us through our battles,

Spurs us to keep going when hope is lost, but our rage is not.

A father, a guide, a teacher.

O, dreaded Ares, come to us now

For you bring us to the forefront of our glory.

Come to us and fuel the fire burning within us.

Great Lord Ares, we thank you.

(Also have a little depiction I drew of him ♥️)