Who Is This God?

He was the great Olympian god of war. In Greek art he was depicted as either a mature, bearded warrior dressed in battle arms, or a nude beardless youth with helm and spear. Because of his lack of distinctive attributes he is often difficult to identify in classical art. This fierce and gigantic,  god loved and was beloved by Aphrodite, he interfered on her behalf with Zeus, and lent her his war chariot. When Aphrodite loved Adonis, in his jealonsy metamorphosed himself into a bear, and killed his rival.

In Greece itself the worship of him was not very general. At Athens he had a temple containing a statue made by Alcamenes.  at Geronthrae in Laconia he had a temple, where an annual festival was celebrated, during which no woman was allowed to approach the temple.  He was also worshipped  at Olympia, near Thebes, and at Sparta, where there was an ancient statue, representing the god in chains, to indicate that the martial spirit and victory were never to leave the city of Sparta. At Sparta human sacrifices were offered to him. The Spartians really loved him.  The temples of this god were usually built outside the towns, probably to suggest the idea that he was to prevent enemies from approaching them.

So have you figured out that this god is Ares the god of war?