God often depicted in a helmet (4)

I believe the answer is:

ares

(Other definitions for ares that I've seen before include "Belligerent god" , "War-god" , "Greek god of war" , "Olympian" , "figure of worship" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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