User talk:Rece.shelly

Hi, Rece.shelly. Please check your additions to Glossary of ancient Roman religion and in paricular, the "source" you've cited. It has absolutely nothing to do with the topic. You've used the same "source" for your edit to Javelin; again, it has nothing at all to do with the topic, and what you've added is rather tangential. You've also added material to the very poor article on Greek city-state patron gods, apparently in support of Ares as a patron deity of Sparta. Your edits are, I'm sure, made in good faith but Ares was a relatively minor deity in Sparta, compared to Artemis and Athena - and Apollo. The idea that Ares was a leading Spartan deity seems to have grown from the idea that The Spartans, being tough and warlike, must have worshipped a deity who personified these traits. Not so. Ares also had more and better established cults north, and in Asia Minor, where he was a very different, more powerful deity. There's some truly antiquated material out there, in relation to Ares and other claimed "patron deities" (a difficult category, easily misapplied. Take a look at the Ares talk-page). Regards, Haploidavey (talk) 17:42, 27 October 2021 (UTC)