Litany to Ares

Fierce-hearted Ares, crafty master of battle,

lord of war, spirit of war, leader of men,

inspirer of deeds, stormer of stone-walled cities,

with mighty arm you brandish the spear, you shake the shield.

I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Ares, destroyer of men, fearsome one who stalks

the battlefield, who holds the ruddy standard of war;

insatiate you are of battle and of blood.

In your name do men do what is base, what is needful.

I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Stalwart Ares, strong of heart and firm of will,

stout of arm and great of spirit, your mettle

undoubted, your vigor unequaled. Of nerve

and of courage you know much, O god who endures.

I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Ares who stands between the weak and the strong,

who stands before the gates, tirelessly, endlessly,

defender of cities, protector of homes,

Ares who holds off the hordes of chaos, kind one,

I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Brave Ares, granter of strength to the weak, courage

to the meek, voice to the silent, will to the timid,

hope and raw grit to those whose cause seems lost. Ares,

who knows the worth of those whose back is to the wall,

I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Reviews

[Somenath Nag]

This piece is really inspirational.... A well crafted poem indeed... The choice of words exudes a sense of power which is quite necessary for capturing the mood right away and establishing the character..... I really "praise and honor you, I thank you" for such a wonderful creation.... Keep it up...

[Fire Mage Andrea]

I like this, and being an Aries myself, my sign (of the fire element) is ruled by Ares and his equivalent, Mars.
Probably sounds a bit personal, but do you follow a religion by any chance? I always find it fascinating what people believe in, especially faiths that are unknown or rare.

[Hypnos]

I am a Hellenic polytheist. I worship the Greek gods.

[Fire Mage Andrea]

I follow the Anglican branch of Christianity and am interested in paganism and wicca. I actually work with a couple of people who are wiccans :-)
paganism is interesting cos it's been around longer than Christianity and no matter what the more "traditionally" minded Christians say or think, some of the things in our religion actually come from the pagans - for instance, our Easter festival comes from the name of a pagan goddess called Eostre.

[Fire Mage Andrea]

Or Eostra I think it may be.

[Hypnos]

I think the Christmas was originally a celtic festival

[SquinklaPsyOps]

This sounds kind of interesting.

It feels very poetic with the words you chose.

It does make me want to read more, which is the purpose.

Thank you, looking forward to reading when you write the whole book.

[Hypnos]

Unfortunately with work and school I don't have time to focus on a book. the longest I can do are these Litanies.