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A war god in mythology associated with war, combat, or bloodshed.They occur commonly in polytheistic religions.. Unlike most gods and goddesses in polytheistic religions, monotheistic deities have traditionally been portrayed in their mythologies as commanding war in order to spread religion.
God of War is an action-adventure game franchise created by David Jaffe and developed by Sony's Santa Monica Studio.It began in 2005 on the PlayStation 2 (PS2) video game console and has become a flagship series for PlayStation, consisting of nine installments across multiple platforms.
Her lust for bloodshed is insatiable. Later in Book 11, she is the last of the gods to leave the battlefield, rejoicing as she watches the fighting she has roused. [83] While in Book 5, she is described as raging unceasingly. [84] Hesiod also associates Eris with war. In his Works and Days, he says that she "fosters evil war and conflict". [85]
Maahes was a deity associated with war, protection, and weather, as well as that of knives, lotuses, and devouring captives. His cult was centred in Taremu and Per-Bast , the cult centres of Sekhmet and Bast respectively.
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Mars (Latin: Mārs, pronounced) [4] is the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. [5]
Goddesses associated with war. Subcategories. This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total. A. Al-Lat (7 P) Anat (22 P) Astarte (2 C, 50 P ...
Many gods in the pantheon of deities of the Aztecs were inclined to have a fondness for a particular aspect of warfare. However, Huitzilopochtli was known as the primary god of war in ancient Mexico. [30] Since he was the patron god of the Mexica, he was credited with both the victories and defeats that the Mexica people had on the battlefield.
Maher or Maḥrem was a South Semitic god of the Aksumites and the Himyarites. [1] He was the son of the main god Ashtar, and his counterpart was Beher, god of the sea.He was the deity of war, comparable to Mars or Ares in ancient Greek mythology, who used both forms of the interpretatio.