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In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Mars (Latin: Mārs, pronounced) [4] is the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. [5] He is the son of Jupiter and Juno , and was pre-eminent among the Roman army's military gods .
Ares/Mars – The god of war who is the son of Zeus and Hera and the father of Deimos, Phobos, Eros, Clarisse La Rue, and Frank Zhang. Ares is a callous bully who is driven by either greed, aggression, violence or by the promise of violence. However, as Mars, he dislikes war without reason and is one of the more important Roman Gods.
Similarly in Rome, Jupiter was the supreme ruler of the heavens and god of thunder, represented on earth by the rex, king (later the rex sacrorum) and his substitute, the Flamen Dialis, the legal aspect of sovereignty being incarnated also by Dius Fidius, Mars was the god of military prowess and a war deity, represented by his flamen Martialis ...
plutonic – Pluto, of Greek & Roman mythology (as in Plutonic theory); also plutonian; Pollyannish – Pollyanna, fictional character; Pombaline – Marquis of Pombal (as in Pombaline Downtown) Popperian – Karl Popper (as in Popperian falsification) Procrustean – Procrustes, of Greek mythology (as in Pombaline Downtown)
Articles relating to the god Mars, the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome.Most of his festivals were held in March, the month named for him (Latin Martius), and in October, which began the season for military campaigning and ended the season for farming.
Remains of the Temple of Mars Ultor in a 2005 photograph. Ultio ("Vengeance") was an ancient Roman goddess whose cultus was associated with Mars.An altar and golden statue of Ultio were set up in the Temple of Mars Ultor, dedicated by Augustus in 2 BC as a center for cultivating Mars the Avenger.
In ancient Roman religion, the Flamen Martialis was the high priest of the official state cult of Mars, the god of war. [1] He was one of the flamines maiores, the three high priests who were the most important of the fifteen flamens. The Flamen Martialis would have led public rites on the days sacred to Mars.
The planet Mars is named after the Roman god of war Mars. In Babylonian astronomy, the planet was named after Nergal, their deity of fire, war, and destruction, most likely due to the planet's reddish appearance. [2] Whether the Greeks equated Nergal with their god of war, Ares, or whether both drew from a more ancient association is unclear. [3]