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Ares and Athena are both deities of war. Ares cares more for battle than who wins, he just wants to go in and kill some stuff. Athena leans more to disciplined battle, tactics and maneuver.

Ares is a berserker, Athena is a tactician.

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It's because Athena disliked fighting without a purpose and preferred using wisdom unlike Ares who always declares war and conflict.

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