# Ares — Antigone character guide

> Ares in Antigone by Sophocles.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** great Ares

**First appearance:** 0001-antigone

## Who they are

God of war, mentioned in choral odes and as a force in Thebes' history.

## Relationships

### [Antigone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antigone_se/characters/antigone)

_psychological_

Antigone is indirectly connected to Ares through the curse on her family, symbolizing the violent fate that haunts her lineage.

### [Zeus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antigone_se/characters/zeus)

_family_

Ares is the son of Zeus, and their relationship is that of a powerful god and his divine father, often associated with war and authority.

### [Antigone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antigone_se/characters/antigone)

_psychological_

Antigone is indirectly connected to Ares through the curse on her family, symbolizing the violent fate that haunts her lineage.

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