Zeus Areius

Areius (Ancient Greek: Ἀρεῖος) was an epithet of the Greek god Zeus. It may mean either "the warlike god" or "the propitiating and atoning god" (as it does for Athena). According to Pausanias, the Eleans believed an altar in Olympia belonged to Zeus Areius, to whom Oenomaus was said to make sacrifices.

A number of coins depicting Zeus Areius survive from the city of Iasos in western Anatolia. Molossian kings made sacrifices to him, and an inscription from Galilee mentions priests of Zeus Areius.

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