War Gods Compared

Ares, Mars, Tyr and Sekhmet are the war gods of four traditions, and the texts give each a different relation to war. Ares is the god Zeus hates, beaten by Athena; Mars is the father of Romulus with priests and dancing Salii; Tyr is the one-handed god who lost his hand to the wolf and is invoked for victory-runes; Sekhmet is the lioness of plague who wades in the blood of mankind.