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I feel like Ares is super boned. Not the greatest track record against Athena, he has.

I probably feel worse for Lost Haven, though. Why does anyone still live there?!
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Keep in mind, most those myths were written and told by mortals. There's so many versions of the Ares stories that what actually happened or was his intentions could be completely different in his mind after all. Like take the battle of Troy, where Athena defeated Ares, could've been seen as a tactical retreat rather then Ares running like a dog with his tail between his legs. To those who allied with Troy at the time, it might've looked he was fleeing because history is written by the winners in the end. 

As for why anyone still lives there... well, it wouldn't be a good story if no one was. :p