God who duels Percy Jackson, in children's literature (4)

I believe the answer is:

ares

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

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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