Ares Candle: 4 oz

Our Ares Candle smells like war...but not the mindless kind. This is the scent of courage, loyalty. Ares draws its sword with a bold hit of saffron, whiskey, and orange blossom and settles into a steady, defensive stance with a heart of cedar, patchouli, and incense. As it burns down, a base of leather, amber, and tonka emerges; commanding but with just enough softness to lure you in. Dangerous, masculine, and just a touch soft…this fragrance doesn’t start fights...it finishes them. Often painted as reckless and bloodthirsty, Ares has been wildly misunderstood as a god. In a pantheon where gods toe the line between desire and violence, Ares stands apart. He is the only Greek god whose myths don’t include acts of sexual violence. Ares is brutal, yes, but his violence has boundaries. Ares can be seen as a god of protection just as much as he is a god of destruction. Most notably he killed Halirrhothius, son of Poseidon, for assaulting his daughter Alkippe. He was tried by the gods in what became the first murd