I was thinking yesterday, “Jeez, the sex between Aphrodite and Ares must have been fantastic.”

And all of a sudden I hear Her say, “You have no fucking idea.”

A prayer to Ares for blessing and protection

Ares Polemistes Talaurinus, I pray for you to take me under your brazen shield;
gird me in a belt of courage as you did your daughter Hippolyte.
Ares Oxys, put in my hand a bronze spear so I may spill the blood of men
Ares Obrimus allow me to put my small feet in the vast hollows of your footsteps,
Laossous rally my heart with the sound of your mighty spear beating against your shield
Gynaecothoenas allow me, maiden, to stand strong, a child amazon desirous of your favor and strength
Grant me the mindfulness to destroy those who seek to take from me-
watch over me in your fury as you did Alkippe.
Guide the strength of my hand and weight of my blow so they may strike to the very quick of my enemy
Miaephonus stain me with the blood of men, my open mouth accepts it as honey and bread; feed me.
Open me to my own violence, so I may inflict war upon the predatory hand and eyes
Let me fly as a hawk and strike as a poisonous serpent so men may know that I serve the god of blood and war.

Doing research on Ares

I’m doing a studio minding gig for an art show today and things are slow, so I thought I’d do more research on Ares. Like, I KNOW about Ares; your basic Trojan war stuff, his love for Aphrodite, ect, but I felt like there were definitely gaps in my knowledge. So I looked some stuff up.

Ares gives me the shivers.

As I’m reading, I just have this titanic image of a God clothed in nothing but his weapons, his shield, and his helmet, his skin like crackling lava. The dust flies up at his feet like whirlwinds and the ground shakes with every step….he is everything fury and vengeance and measured bloodlust.

Fuck, right? This what I’m IN this for, man. These are my gods, and this is why I worship.