A). Ἄρεως A. Th. 64 , E. El. 1258 ; but Ἄρεος (never contr.) is required by the metre in A. Th. 115 (lyr.), S. OC 947 , Ant. 125 (lyr.), El. 1423 (lyr.), E. Heracl. 275 , El. 950 , Fr. 16 ; dat. Ἄρεϊ, contr. Ἄρει; acc. Ἄρεα S. OT 190 (lyr.), Att. Ἄρη (never Ἄρην, which is not found in Attic Inscrr. and is never required by the metre; Ἄρη’ is the true reading in Il. 5.909 , Hes. Sc. 59 , cf. AP 7.237 ( Alph.), D.S. 5.72 ); voc. Ἄρες, Ep. (metri gr.) Ἆρες:— Ion. and Ep. declens. Ἄρης, ηος, ηι, ηα: Aeol. Ἄρευς, ευος, ευα, ευι, ευ, Sapph. 66 , Alc. 28 ff.:—Ares: in Trag., the god of destruction generally, S. OT 190 , etc.; ἐς Οἰδίπου παῖδε .. Ἄρης κατέσκηψ’ Ar. Fr. 558 ; in Com., Ἄρεως νεοττός chicken of Ares, Id. Av. 835 .

2). the planet Mars, Arist. Cael. 292a5 , Cleom. 1.11.59 , etc.; Ἄρεος ἡμέρα D.C. 37.19 .

II). in Poets, Appellat. for war, slaughter, ξυνάγωμεν Ἄρηα Il. 2.381 ; Ἄρη μείξουσιν S. OC 1046 (lyr.); χρονίῳ σὺν Ἄρει Pi. P. 11.36 ; Ἄρης ἐμφύλιος, Ἄ. τιθασός, A. Eu. 862 , 355 ; θηλυκτόνῳ Ἄρει δαμέντων Id. Pr. 861 ; ναύφαρκτος Ἄ. Id. Pers. 951 (lyr.); λιθόλευστον Ἄρη death by stoning, S. Aj. 254 (lyr.); ἔνθα μάλιστα γίγνετ’ Ἄ. ἀλεγεινὸς ὀϊζυροῖσι βροτοῖσι, of a mortal wound, Il. 13.569 .

2). warlike spirit, A. Ag. 78 , E. Ph. 134 ; κἀν γυναιξὶν .. Ἄ. ἔνεστιν S. El. 1242 ; οὔτ’ ὄλβος οὔτ’ Ἄ. Id. Ant. 952 ; μέγαν ἐκ θυμοῦ κλάζοντας Ἄ. A. Ag. 48 ; Ἄρη βλέπειν Ar. Pl. 328 , Timocl. 12.7 : in Prose, ἔμφυτος Ἄ. Gorg. Fr. 6 .

3). the sword, ὀξὺς Ἄ. Il. 7.330 , cf. AP 7.531 (Antip. Thess.), Plu. 2.23c .

III). epith. of Zeus, as the avenger of perjury, in oaths, IG 5(2).343c ( Arc.); of Ἐνυάλιος, ibid., Poll. 8.106 . (Akin to ἀρή, q. v.)[ᾰ in Hom., but α of voc. may be long, e.g. Ἆρες, Ἄρες βροτολοιγέ Il. 5.31 , and gen. Ἄ’ρηος 2.767 , Call. Jov. 77 (s.v.l.), Ἄ’ρεος A.R. 3.1187 , dat. Ἄ’ρηϊ Id. 2.991 : in Trag., regularly ᾰ, but A. uses ᾱ even in dialogue, as Th. 244 , 469 ; and S. in lyr., Aj. 252 , 614 , Ant. 139 .]