num_pages: 244
description: Father of War. Father of Peace. Father of Fear. Father of Courage. Father of Discord and Harmony. Ares and Mars. Though the two Gods are often conflated in popular culture they manifest to their devotees today as distinct entities. Similar yes but not the same - usually. In their respective pantheons they are Gods of war violence virility and raw passion but also duty loyalty devotion and fatherhood. They are numinous yes but also physical earthy tangibly here Deities. They are Gods of the body who revel in and celebrate all that our physical selves can do. Labor forcing ourselves to move (martial arts exercise the tilling of a field the planting of crops the carrying of weapons and shedding of blood in defense of another) is an offering perhaps best suited to these Gods more than any other. Hopefully the words contained in this devotional - the prayers and poems and new myths and rites and essays - will please them just as much. And hopefully they will inspire you the reader to get up and move and celebrate these two Gods the undaunted eternal Masters of War and Fathers of Peace.
language: English
title: Dauntless: A Devotional for Ares and Mars
publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform