It's a magnificent hymn, and well worth using in devotion!
I'll throw in, from a scholarly curiosity perspective, the general consensus is that the Hymn to Ares was written much, much later than the other Homeric Hymns... like, 2nd century CE, give-or-take! At one time, a few scholars even wanted to attribute it to the philosopher Proclus (5th century CE), but that's generally been walked back, even by some of those same individuals themselves.
Of course, none of that affects how excellent of a prayer it is. In fact, I may shut this computer down, and go sing this hymn to Ares right now. Hail Ares!
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Date: 2022-01-17 09:49 pm (UTC)I'll throw in, from a scholarly curiosity perspective, the general consensus is that the Hymn to Ares was written much, much later than the other Homeric Hymns... like, 2nd century CE, give-or-take! At one time, a few scholars even wanted to attribute it to the philosopher Proclus (5th century CE), but that's generally been walked back, even by some of those same individuals themselves.
Of course, none of that affects how excellent of a prayer it is. In fact, I may shut this computer down, and go sing this hymn to Ares right now. Hail Ares!