Post by Hiram IV on Apr 11, 2007 17:35:15 GMT -5
Into the temple of Ares marches the muscular king of Phonecia, Hiram. Though he does not worship Ares himself, the gods of the Mediteranian had long been seen by his people as closely intertwined. Therefore, worshipping at the shrine of one war god was the same as worshipping to another. In this case the warrior king is paying homage to the chief god of Phonecia, Baal. The god who was most often equated with Zeus but at the same time was a god of war, just as Ares was.