WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Ares is the Greek god of war and masculinity. He is not a part of the Roman Pantheon. The Roman god of war is Mars. Mars is the Roman equivalent of the Greek Ares.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reference. Ares was one of the twelve great Olympian gods, and the Greek god of war. He was relatively little worshipped by the Greeks, but his Roman equivalent, MARS, was a very important god, second only to JUPITER (ZEUS).

Detailed explanation-3: -Ares, in Greek religion, god of war or, more properly, the spirit of battle. Unlike his Roman counterpart, Mars, he was never very popular, and his worship was not extensive in Greece.

Detailed explanation-4: -Greek god Ares and Roman god Mars were both gods of war. For Greeks, Ares was the tempestuous and unpredictable spirit of battle, and he wasn’t particularly popular or venerated. Meanwhile Mars was a proud and valiant protector, second only to Jupiter in his importance within the Roman pantheon.