ARES The god of war had a long love affair with Aphrodite that lasted throughout her marriage to Hephaistos and beyond. She gave birth to four heavenly sons, Eros, Anteros, Deimos, and Phobos, as well as a daughter, Harmonia. After the death of her first husband, she married again, this time to Cephalus of Pontus, but they also died together in a shipwreck. So, finally alone on Earth, she fell in love with Ares, who'd been sent by his father, Zeus, to punish her for her sins. They had three children together: Ascalaphus, Aethlius, and Taliessos. When Ares was killed by Heracles during one of his campaigns, Aphrodite cursed him to fall in love with every woman he met. So, when Heracles came to town, he ended up falling in love with Athena, Hera's son by Zeus, as well as Prometheus, Epityon, Alcmene, Hebe, and many others. After some time, Heracles stopped loving these women because he still loved Aphrodite. So, she asked him to go back to Earth and find someone new to love. When he returned home, he found that all the other women had disappeared. Some say they were transformed into trees, while others say they went back to their original homes around the world.