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Ares and Imprisonment
Ares's involvement highlights the division within warfare itself. While Ares embodied Bia (brute force), his utility was eventually superseded by tactical acumen. In a famous incident during the conflict, Ares was famously subdued and briefly held captive by the giant-brothers Otus and Ephialtes. This imprisonment demonstrated that even direct force could be momentarily overcome by concerted, if clumsy, coordination [^11]. Ares was eventually freed by Hermes [^6].
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