# Ares — Victory Odes character guide

> Ares in Victory Odes by Pindar.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-victory-odes

## Who they are

God of war, occasionally mentioned in mythological contexts.

## In the story

### [XIII For Xenophon of Corinth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/victory_odes_se/chapters/xiii)

War-god, whose hands shall weave the future of the house.

### [I For Hiero of Syracuse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/victory_odes_se/chapters/i)

War god whose spear is soothed by the power of the lyre.

### [X For Hippokleas of Thessaly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/victory_odes_se/chapters/x)

God of war, referenced in the context of contests in armor.

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