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Ares

God of war, occasionally mentioned in mythological contexts.

minor

First appearance: victory odes

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In XIII For Xenophon of Corinth: War-god, whose hands shall weave the future of the house. Later, in I For Hiero of Syracuse: War god…

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STStrepsiadesNENereusKAKadmusZEZeusRHRhadamanthusARAres

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
  • Mythological heroes and deities
  • Protagonist

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SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the revelation that the flute’s music—celebrated as Midas’s vic…

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