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Ares

American  

[air-eez] / ˈɛər iz /

noun

1. the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.

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Ares British  

/ ˈɛəriːz /

noun

1. Roman counterpart: Mars. Greek myth the god of war, born of Zeus and Hera

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Ares Cultural  

1. The Greek and Roman god of war, brutal and bloodthirsty. He was the son of Zeus and Hera.

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• Ares vs. Zeus
• Mars vs. Ares

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Its directors are supportive if Ares firms up the bid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Pluralsight, a tech-skills learning platform, was bought by Vista Equity Partners in 2021 with debt from lenders including Blue Owl, Ares Management, BlackRock and Goldman Sachs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Private-credit funds managed by Ares, Golub and KKR all reported increases this year in the number of borrowers on watch for deteriorating performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Ares Management joins a small but growing number of large private-markets firms defying a market slowdown with quarterly growth both in its fundraising and capital deployment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Ares, God of War, always took sides with Aphrodite; while Poseidon, Lord of the Sea, favored the Greeks, a sea people, always great sailors.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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