In this article I will show you three outfits inspired by Ares, Dionysus, and Hephaestus. Ares is the god of war, battle lust, and courage. In contrast to Athena who is a goddess of military strategy, Ares deals with the physical and violent side of war.
He was considered a bloodthirsty god, so sacrifices were often made for him in times of war. Ares had numerous lovers and offspring, his most famous love affair being with Aphrodite. He then dragged the couple to Olympus to shame them in front of the other gods. Following the exposure, Hephaestus left Aphrodite, who was then free to continue her relationship with Ares.
Layer a black tank top underneath the shirt, and pair with distressed jeans. Add black sneakers and a black choker necklace. The shape of the earrings is meant to resemble spear heads, as spears are symbolic of Ares. He was known for his destructive behavior and thirst for battle and blood.
His sister Athena was a goddess of war but preferred peace if possible. She would support war when it was over issues of justice. Ares, on the other hand, was not concerned with justice. He loved the thrill of battle. Ares lived among the people of Thrace, who were known for their constant wars and battles between tribes. This is likely because of the reckless and irresponsible behavior that often led him to be rash and act on his impulses instead of patiently contriving a thorough battle plan.
An exclusive piece in our Heritage Costumes Ancient History costume collection. To capture the traditional attire of these important ancient deities accurately, this costume includes a Red polyester colored Grecian under-tunic with detailed metallic trim at the bottom, Gold trimmed adjustable Brown Vinyl chest plate with an attached lightweight Roman red cape, matching Vinyl wrist, and arm guards.
Mason then hot glued the Greek Key ribbon to the bottom of the cape. He cut a rectangle piece of the red fabric, and I sewed that to the top two corners of the cape, creating the drape around his neck. He hot glued two large gold buttons on the seam of the shoulders. The armor was made from some microsuede material I had leftover from my Neon Stripe Clutch. This is the piece I helped with the least. I created a tie shape template on some cardstock and traced it onto the microsuede for him to cut out.
Next, he laid the microsuede armor pieces along the ribbon to figure out spacing and then hot glued them into place. He also hot glued velcro for a closure. He then added gold gems as embellishments. The greaves were made the same way, with me creating a template and tracing onto the fabric. I helped him with the ribbon measurements and the velcro closure since it was a bit clumsy to work bent over.
The same process was used for the wrist braces. The sandals were made by tracing his shoes onto cardboard and cutting out with a box cutter. Mason spray painted them a bronze color and I helped him hot glue ribbon to create straps.
The shield was almost entirely his own doing as well. I had recommended picking up a dessert tray at the Dollar Store and spray painting it, but he went to the recycling bin and found a round cardboard piece from a pizza box. He then broke into my vinyl stash and covered it with gold vinyl.
To finish the shield he used a hole punch to cut out vinyl circles and adhered them along the edge of the shield. This process took him about 45 minutes because he wanted the rivets so close together!
He found an old curtain rod that was the perfect fit. Then he found a styrofoam block in my stash and decided that would make the best spear head. He started to use a box cutter to create the shape, but he was making me nervous so I grabbed my Styrofoam cutter and helped guide him through the cuts.
Once completed, he stuck it onto a skewer. I spray painted it bronze and once dry he hot glued it to the top of the curtain rod. The last piece of the costume was the helmet. I free handed the front of the mask onto some chipboard and he cut most of it out, but asked for help with the eyes and nose piece. I also freehanded the back piece onto chipboard. He then wrapped the strap around his head and I helped him mark where to glue the pieces together to create a headband to support the helmet.
We then glued the front and back pieces onto the strap. To do this he put the headband on and held the front piece in place while I marked where it should be glued. He then glued that in place and put the headband back on so I could mark where the back piece should be adhered. He took it off and glued that in place as well.
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