Ἄρης

A. Ἄρεως A. Th. 64, E. El. 1258; but Ἄρεος (never contr.) is required by the metre in A. Th. 115 (lyr.), S. OC 947, Ant. 125 (lyr.), El. 1423 (lyr.), E. Heracl. 275, El. 950, Fr. 16; dat. Ἄρεϊ, contr. Ἄρει; acc. Ἄρεα S. OT 190 (lyr.), Att. Ἄρη (never Ἄρην, which is not found in Attic Inscrr. and is never required by the metre; Ἄρη’ is the true reading in Il. 5.909, Hes. Sc. 59, cf. AP 7.237 (Alph.), D.S. 5.72); voc. Ἄρες, Ep. (metri gr.) Ἆρες:—Ion. and Ep. declens. Ἄρης, ηος, ηι, ηα: Aeol. Ἄρευς, ευος, ευα, ευι, ευ, Sapph. 66, Alc. 28 ff.:—Ares: in Trag., the god of destruction generally, S. OT 190, etc.; ἐς Οἰδίπου παῖδε . . Ἄρης κατέσκηψ’ Ar. Fr. 558; in Com., Ἄρεως νεοττός chicken of Ares, Id. Av. 835.

2. the planet Mars, Arist. Cael. 292a5, Cleom. 1.11.59, etc.; Ἄρεος ἡμέρα D.C. 37.19.

II. in Poets, Appellat. for war, slaughter, ξυνάγωμεν Ἄρηα Il. 2.381; Ἄρη μείξουσιν S. OC 1046 (lyr.); χρονίῳ σὺν Ἄρει Pi. P. 11.36; Ἄρης ἐμφύλιος, Ἄ. τιθασός, A. Eu. 862,355; θηλυκτόνῳ Ἄρει δαμέντων Id. Pr. 861; ναύφαρκτος Ἄ. Id. Pers. 951 (lyr.); λιθόλευστον Ἄρη death by stoning, S. Aj. 254(lyr.); ἔνθα μάλιστα γίγνετ’ Ἄ. ἀλεγεινὸς ὀϊζυροῖσι βροτοῖσι, of a mortal wound, Il. 13.569.

2. warlike spirit, A. Ag. 78, E. Ph. 134; κἀν γυναιξὶν . . Ἄ. ἔνεστιν S. El. 1242; οὔτ’ ὄλβος οὔτ’ Ἄ. Id. Ant. 952; μέγαν ἐκ θυμοῦ κλάζοντας Ἄ. A. Ag. 48; Ἄρη βλέπειν Ar. Pl. 328, Timocl. 12.7: in Prose, ἔμφυτος Ἄ. Gorg. Fr. 6.

3. the sword, ὀξὺς Ἄ. Il. 7.330, cf. AP 7.531 (Antip. Thess.), Plu. 2.23c.

III. epith. of Zeus, as the avenger of perjury, in oaths, IG 5(2).343c(Arc.); of Ἐνυάλιος, ibid., Poll. 8.106. (Akin to ἀρή, q. v.) [α in Hom., but α of voc. may be long, e.g. Ἆρες, Ἄρες βροτολοιγέ Il. 5.31, and gen. Ἄρηος 2.767, Call. Jov. 77 (s.v.l.), Ἄρεος A.R. 3.1187, dat. Ἄρηϊ Id. 2.991: in Trag., regularly α, but A. uses α even in dialogue, as Th. 244, 469; and S. in lyr., Aj. 252,614, Ant. 139.]