7 Ares
阿瑞斯

Son of Zeus and Hera，Ares was appointed god of war． —
阿瑞斯是宙斯和赫拉之子，被任命为战神。 —

Hewas terrible and majestic ，and his march shook the world． —
他可怕而威严，他的行进震撼着世界。 —

Of all the major gods at Olympus，he was the most hateful，loving struggle and war and ever thirsty for blood ． —
在奥林匹斯的所有主要神祇中，他最受憎恶，热爱战斗和战争，永远渴望鲜血。 —

On the other hand he signified courage and victory in battle，and was devoutly worshipped by soldiers going to war． —
另一方面，他象征着战斗中的勇气和胜利，并受士兵们向战争中祈祷的虔诚崇拜。 —

Prayers were addressed to him before the war and spoils presented at his altar after it．
战前会向他祈祷，战后会在他的祭坛上献上战利品。

He was the one god who ever had to submit to the power ofhis inferiors ． —
他是唯一一个曾经不得不屈服于下级神力量的神。 —

At one time lack of tact and good udge ment led to his shame． —
一次他由于缺乏 takt 和良好判断力而遭遇耻辱。 —

He was fighting with two giants，and finding himself no match for the two monstrous creatures，laid down hisarms and was imprisoned in chains． —
他与两名巨人搏斗，发现自己无法匹敌这两个畸形生物，于是放下武器，被囚禁在铁链之中。 —

He was set free in the end by the artful Hermes，but not before he had suffered all the humiliations .
最终，他被狡猾的赫尔墨斯释放，但在此之前他经历了所有的羞辱。

He was as thoughtless as he was unkind ．A son of Poseidon’s，attempting to kidnap his daughter，made the war-god unhappy，so that he killed the youth Without he sitation. —
他既轻率又无情。一位波塞冬之子企图绑架他的女儿，让这位战神感到不快，所以他毫不犹豫地杀死了这位年轻人。 —

In retaliation ，Poseidon dragged him before a group of Athenian judges for trial． —
作为报复，波塞冬将他拖到雅典裁判团前受审。 —

The court was held on a hill outside Athens．Ares presented his case and was declared innocent . —
法庭在雅典城外的一座山上举行。阿瑞斯陈述了他的案情，并被宣布无罪。 —

The hill was ever after called Areopagus，“the hill of Ares”，and the judges receivedthe names of Areopagitae．
这座山从此被称为阿瑞斯山，裁判们获得了阿瑞斯山裁判官的称号。