Gods of War

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Gods of War may refer to:

War deities:

• Murugan, The god of war in Hindu Religion (Mostly worshiped by Tamil Hindus in South India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.)
• Ares, the god of war in Greek mythology
• Mars, the god of war in Roman mythology
• Enyo and Bellona, goddesses of war (and female counterparts to Ares and Mars) in Greek and Roman mythology respectively.
• Odin and Tyr, gods of war in Norse mythology
• Guan Yu, an ancient Chinese military general sometimes called the "God of War"

In video gaming:

• God of War (video game) (2005), a video game for the PlayStation 2
• God of War (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 2005 game
• God of War II (2007), the sequel to the 2005 game
• God of War III (2009), a planned installment
• God of War: Chains of Olympus (2008), the PlayStation Portable prequel to the above games
• God of War: Betrayal (2007) a mobile game based on the God of War series

In music:

• Gods of War (Manowar album) (2007), by heavy metal band Manowar
• Gods of War (Blasphemy album) (1993), by black metal band Blasphemy
• "Gods of War" (song) (1987), by rock band Def Leppard
• "God Of War" is a song by Derek Sherinian

In literature:

• The Gods of War (2005), the fourth novel in Conn Iggulden's Emperor series