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Quotes About Ares

Or in gamer terms, Ares had been a giant, douchey Leeroy Jenkins.
~ James Hunter
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
~ Sophocles
You're pretty smug, Lord Ares, for a guy who runs from Cupid statues.
~ Rick Riordan
Cabin Fifteen does that to everyone, Annabeth warned. If you ask me, this place is even more dangerous than the Ares cabin. At least with Ares, you can learn where the land mines are. Land mines?
~ Rick Riordan
Wait just a minute, Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. These two are dangerous. It'd be much safer, while we've got them here— Ares, Poseidon interrupted, they are worthy heroes. We will not blast my son to bits. Nor my daughter, Zeus grumbled. She has done well.
~ Rick Riordan
If the statue engulfs people in fire, we should send Leo.' 'I love you too, man.' 'You know what I mean. You're immune. Or, heck, give me some of those nice water grenades and I'll go. Ares and I have tangled before.
~ Rick Riordan
Had I ever been so terrified? Perhaps when Typhon raged across the earth, scattering the gods before him. Perhaps when Gaea unleashed her giants to tear down Olympus. Or perhaps when I accidentally saw Ares naked in the gymnasium. That had been enough to turn my hair white for a century.
~ Rick Riordan
Grilled satyr with mango chutney, Polyphemus mused. He looked back at Clarisse, still hanging over the pot of boiling water. You a satyr too? No, you overgrown pile of dung! she yelled. I'm a girl! The daughter of Ares!Now untie me so i can rip your arms off! Rip my arms off, Polyphemus repeated. And stuff them down your throat! You got spunk.
~ Rick Riordan
There is special power in that sword, ' Ewer went on, 'the gem in the guard of the Ares holds the blood of the Creature that has been slain by it.
~ S.C. Parris, The Two Swords
You're pretty smug, Lord Ares, for a guy who runs from Cupid statues.
~ Rick Riordan
You should know by now that love is never a weakness, Ares. Love is the mortal world's greatest strength.
~ Gina Ardito, Chasing Adonis
Ares personified war, Dionysus the emotions and intoxication, Hermes trickery.
~ Roderick Beaton
All my days I have done evil. Knowing godhood thrice, no man can endure wholly sane. At one period of my existence I was Dionysius; at another, Dis; at a third, Ares.
~ Russell Kirk
May the strength of Ares and wisdom of Athena see you through. (Eros) And may Hades roast your hoary soul. (Julian)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
By all means, anything to move this along and spare me from spending any more of eternity here." – Loki "If being immortal is an inconvenience, I am willing to end your suffering…now." – Ares "I would find that amusing for the few minutes it would take to destroy you." – Loki
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Raise high the roof beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man.
~ Sappho
As Hephaistia she was associated with Hephaistos, and as Areia with the war-god Ares. As Ergane, goddess of handicrafts, she came close to the former of these gods, and as Alalkomene, "the Parrier", she came close to the latter. Of all the handicrafts she most loved and protected the art of smiths and metal-founders, likewise the women's crafts—spinning and weaving and woolwork.
~ Karl Kerényi
ODYSSÉE, VIII, LES AMOURS D'ARÈS ET D'APHRODITE (479-480) : ''Il n'est d'homme ici-bas qui ne doive aux aèdes l'estime et le respect.
~ Homère
and Terror and Rout and relentless Strife stormed too, sister of manslaughtering Ares, Ares' comrade-in-arms— Strife, only a slight thing when she first rears her head but her head soon hits the sky as she strides across the earth. Now Strife hurled down the leveler Hate amidst both sides, wading into the onslaught, flooding men with pain.
~ Homer
But Phoebus Apollo called to blazing Ares, "Ares, Ares, destroyer of men, reeking blood, stormer of ramparts, can't you go and drag that man from the fighting? That daredevil Diomedes, he'd fight Father Zeus! He's just assaulted Love, he stabbed her wrist— like something superhuman he even charged at me!
~ Homer
Zeus the Father who marshals ranks of storm clouds gave commands, "Leap to it then. Launch Athena against him— the queen of plunder, she's the one—his match, a marvel at bringing Ares down in pain.
~ Homer
He called at once to his companion Patroclus, shouting for him from the ship. Hearing the call in his hut, Patroclus equal of Ares came out; and that was the beginning of his end.
~ Homer
Ares (The God of War) hates those who hesitate.
~ Euripides
Any rats around?" asked Gregor. "Just the one on my back," said Ares.
~ Suzanne Collins