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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 .
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.
At Allonnes, Sarthe a shrine was set up to Mars Mullo as a healer of afflictions of the eye. His importance is suggested by his link with Augustus on a dedicatory inscription. Pilgrims visited the shrine offered numerous coins to the god, along with votive images of the afflicted parts of their bodies, the eye problems clearly manifest.
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In Ancient Greek astronomy, Pyroeis is the god of the planet Mars, one of the five planets visible to the naked eye.Astronomers of the time assigned these "planetae" a variety of names, associated them with different gods, and ascribed various qualities to their apparent behaviour in the sky.
Mangala (Sanskrit: मङ्गल, IAST: Maṅgala) is the personification, as well as the name for the planet Mars, in Hindu literature. [4] Also known as Lohita (lit. ' the red one '), [5] he is the deity of anger, aggression, as well as war. [4]
Camulus or Camulos is a Celtic deity who was identified with Mars via interpretatio romana. [1] Camulus was an important god of Roman Britain and Gaul, especially among the Belgae and the Remi, [1] Gaulish tribes that originate from the areas of modern day Belgium, Luxembourg, Northern France and parts of Germany and the Netherlands.