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[[File: Ares One.jpg|200px|thumbthumbnail|left| A statue of Ares]]__NOTOC__
The Greeks had a polytheistic religion and they personified the great forces and powers that shaped and influenced their lives. In this way, they tried to control their world. The Greeks and the Romans believed that they could influence impersonal forces and powers, by sacrifices and rituals. One of the most powerful phenomena in Ancient life was war.