Hoplite of Ares

The myth

Ares, son of Zeus and Hera, was the god of war at its most brutal: tumult, bloodlust, blind courage. In the Iliad he fights for the Trojans and is wounded by the hero Diomedes with Athena's help, bellowing like nine or ten thousand men; Zeus calls him the most hateful of the gods. He was attended by Phobos and Deimos, Fear and Terror, and by the goddess Enyo. Soldiers invoked him before battle. The hoplite on this card is a MYTHENOR figure, a warrior who fights for the sheer joy of fighting.

Why it has this power

An Uncommon level-5 card with 1800 ATK and 1500 DEF: more attack than defense, as befits a servant of the god of fury. A Fire Warrior for the heat of combat, he bears the Sun and Hammer constellations. He benefits from Spartan Phalanx and from equipment such as the Pelian Ash Spear.

Did you know

Pausanias says the Spartans kept a statue of Ares in chains, so that war and victory would never leave them.

Connections

• In Theron, Priest of the Underworld's deck
• In Aristeia, Champion of Olympus's deck

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
• Craft with card dust: 100 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. ARES - Greek God of War & Battlelust (Roman Mars) — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
2. Ares (World History Encyclopedia) — Mark Cartwright
3. Hoplite: The Key Infantry Soldier of Ancient Greece (World History Encyclopedia) — Mark Cartwright