Prayer to Ares for Courage

Ares, fierce-hearted son of Zeus and noble Hera,

full-famed you are as god of war. To you do soldiers

pray when battle is most heated, when mettle

is most needed. To you as well do we turn

in desperate times, to you do we call for strength,

for the spirit to endure. You understand the terror

of struggle and strife, you confront it in every way.

Ares, your courage is unquestioned, your might

and your prowess unequaled. Ares, friend to those

in direst need, I pray to you, grant me the nerve

to face what must be faced, grant me the will to do

what must be done, grant me the heart to forge ahead.