![]() ![]() The Wire brings Ares and the other gods and their powers down from Mount Olympus to the faceless modern institutions towering over the series' characters. The gods of classical Greek and Roman mythology toyed with mortals while the latter flailed-whether desperately, humorously, or honorably-against fate's constrictions and mysteries. His comment on Greek and Roman mythology hints further at an unusually high awareness of alternative codes of behavior in battle. 1 Omar is open about all his loves and as fearless as the Malcolm who shares his surname. "See, back in middle school and all, I used to love the myths. Same dude, different name is all." Surprised that a black thief from Baltimore's West Side would have such knowledge, the white sheriff tries out the word and then thanks Omar. ![]() The sheriff guarding him works on a crossword puzzle but is now stumped by the name for the Greek god of war. ![]() Williams) waits to testify for the prosecution at a murder trial. ![]()
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