ABSTRACT

Ares is a much simpler god than most of the others. Ares is the god of energy, of vehemence, of conflict, of activism, of challenge, of fire in the belly and fire in the eyes. The organization's heroes are those who crash through obstacles rather than negotiate their way around them. The Greek myths are full of heroes, men who lived a long time ago and dealt with the gods directly often, it appears, on equal terms. On the other hand, compared to other heroes like Odysseus, Perseus, and Jason, he is not very clever; and not particularly charming. For the Greeks, Prometheus was the savior of mankind and a god of science and technology. The outcome of the events was the birth of Herakles, the greatest of the heroes. Prometheus was the savior of mankind quite specifically, for he did not much approve of womankind.