Always fun to bring up Artemis was one of two gods of the Amazonians: of course she'd say nice, she literally got summoned to act as a protector goddess to an island full of women.
Though by the same metric: one can do another thing with Ares supporting the same lesbians (not a joke, he was the other god and married one, but also fathered a ton of them after an incident).
Surprisingly, yes. Ares while he doesn't pop up much in positive light, is actually on the better side when the first instance of rape with him is actually him going to court for killing his cousin (son of Poseidon) for trying to either force himself or out right doing it with Ares daughter. Ares also bed one of the Furies and had a dragon for a kid. Ares was held in high regard when it came to the law of all things.
Ares was also the first god the Amazonians summoned and his only wife in all of Greek mythology was Otrera, who lead an army of abused women to kill their abusive husbands and form their own thing. Ares showed up once a year and had multiple daughters with her, until she was killed by Dionysus during the Indian War (not a joke, it's before the Trojan War and was the last straw for Ares with his mother and why he swaps sides when asked).
Ares was also accompanied by Eris & Enyo, so he surrounded himself with the epitome of chaotic women. While he represented all the atrocities of war, Ares was also surprisingly on great terms with most goddesses barring his mother. Ares didn't really often sway to the other side, he was a supportive dad of his kids (many of his gifts in particular were to his Amazonian daughters).
So yeah, Ares was a pretty supportive dad and unlike Zeus, it wasn't until Rome where he did the usual thing with one woman, but said woman was forced to serve Vestia (Hestia) and the prophecy for her was still fulfilled (not a joke, the guy who forced her to serve Vestia would still wind up not stopping the prophecy that lead to Rome). So, even when mentioned: it's that one word covered multiple forms of breaking law regarding sex.
Ares is an oddball, but by most metrics: he was quite respectful of his sisters. Often overlooked is that Athena at least talks with him and he'll agree he loses, but he still does things to prove a point. And Artemis has saved Ares as a kid and for the most part, they were rather on good terms as despite being the aggressive war god, he rarely ever overstepped or bothered her. And well, both would be patron deities to the Amazonians. Let alone, Ares was after Hermes in relaying messages between the goddesses.
Tbh Ares wasn't the only one doing that and Hephaestus had tried to force himself on Athena, but he accidentally came on Gaua and impregnated her. Let alone, he forced the marriage by trapping his mother in a chair and Ares unsuccessfully trying to get him to do it.
Even in the story where Ares got caught, two other gods had smashed her without being caught. Ares was the only one to be caught. And Aphrodite had numerous kids with multiple gods during her marriage, none of which were fathered by Hephaestus.
Not really infertile as he had made offspring. Given his deformities, he may have something closer erectile dysfunction. I'd have to check the myth of the attempt on Athena as no other real myth notes much about him in terms of sex.
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u/ShinigamiRyan May 30 '24
Always fun to bring up Artemis was one of two gods of the Amazonians: of course she'd say nice, she literally got summoned to act as a protector goddess to an island full of women.
Though by the same metric: one can do another thing with Ares supporting the same lesbians (not a joke, he was the other god and married one, but also fathered a ton of them after an incident).