Ring of Ares

The Ring of Ares, known as Laurin's Ring in Japan, is a ring that allegedly confers the strength of twenty-four men to its wearer.
==Game specific information==
===Castlevania: Symphony of the Night===
The Ring of Ares can be found by having the Devil Familiar activating a switch in the Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb which opens a passage to a secret section of the level; the ring is found near the end of this area. Wearing it confers the strength of twenty-four men. In practice, that means that the player will gain STR +24 (presumably meaning men have a strength stat of 1). Unfortunately, it takes what it gives: DEF -24. This dramatic stats exchange usually results in a great increase of attack power for the player character, but also means they can be killed with just a few hits.
There are no other accessories in other games that have this same effect, but the Berserker Mail in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin increases STR by 30 and then decreases both CON and MND by the same amount.
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==Trivia==
*In Greek Mythology, Ares is the Greek god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for success in war but can also personify sheer brutality and bloodlust, in contrast to his sister, the armored Athena, whose martial functions include military strategy and generalship. An association with Ares endows places, objects, and other deities with a savage, dangerous, or militarized quality.
*Its Japanese name, Laurin's Ring, possibly refers to the German poem Laurin, where the hero Dietrich fights against the evil dwarf King Laurin.
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