What are the Roman and Greek Gods and/or Goddess of war?
Answer Hello, The major GREEK god of war was ARES, the son of Zeus and Hera, while the major Greek goddess of war was ATHENA who however was also the goddess of wisdom, the practical arts, especially spinning and weaving, and the patron goddess of Athens. Ares was accompanied in battle by his sister Eris (Strife) and his sons (by Aphrodite) Phobos and Deimos (Panic and Rout). Athena who sprang in full armour from Zeus’s forehead represented the virtues of justice and skill in warfare as opposed to the brutal warfare of Ares. Besides Athena, there was another Greek goddess of war, named ENYO, portrayed as a companion of Ares. In ROMAN mythology the major god of war was MARS who was also was the protector of Rome, a city proud in war, while the major goddess of war was MINERVA who was also the goddess of wisdom, weaving, crafts and the less brutal side of war. Mars, the son of Jupiter and Juno, was the most important god after Jupiter, while Minerva, commonly identified with the Greek At
