entity_id,source_id,evidence_type,source_note
ENT_ARES,SRC_APOLLODORUS_LIBRARY,scholarly attestation,Library 1.3.1; son of Zeus and Hera; father of Eros in some traditions; Otus and Ephialtes story
ENT_ARES,SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY,direct attestation,Theogony 921-923: Ares is born of Zeus and Hera; the Theogony names him alongside Hebe and Eileithyia as the children of the king and queen of the gods; his characterization as the god of war develops in Homer and later tradition; Hesiod provides the genealogical foundation
ENT_ARES,SRC_HOMERIC_HYMNS,direct attestation,"HH 8 (To Ares): a short but notable hymn addressing Ares as ""exceeding in strength, driving the chariot, gold-helmeted, doughty in heart, shield-bearer, savior of cities""; the most direct ancient hymnic address to Ares; possibly a late addition to the Homeric Hymn corpus"
ENT_ARES,SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY,direct attestation,"Ares fights for Troy and is wounded by Diomedes with Athena's help (Iliad V.825-906); he is portrayed as the god of war-madness, distinguished from Athena's strategic warfare; Iliad V, XIII, XV"
ENT_ARES,SRC_PAUSANIAS_DESCRIPTION,direct attestation,Pausanias describes the Temple of Ares in the Athenian Agora (Book 1.8.4) and Ares cults at Sparta (where he was bound in chains) and Geronthrai
ENT_ARES,SRC_THEOI_GODS,index attestation,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.
ENT_ARES,SRC_THEOI_HOME,index attestation,"Attested in Theoi Project index (Greek gods, spirits, heroes in classical literature)."