“Be careful, Persephone,” she said. “Ares is a cruel god.” Any hope Persephone had had that she might sway Ares with Aphrodite’s suffering suddenly vanished at her warning. “I thought he was your friend,” she said. Aphrodite’s gaze shifted to Harmonia as she answered in a whisper. “Perhaps he isn’t anymore.” Hecate approached. “It is true that Ares is cruel, but he is also a coward. If you wound him, he will run.” “I thought he was the God of Courage,” Persephone said. Hecate smiled. “He is, but he is also the god of its opposite.”
