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For the fourth planet from the sun, see Mars.
Mars, painting by Diego Velazquez
Mars, painting by Diego Velazquez

Mars was the Roman warrior god, the son of Juno and Jupiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus. Roman mythology, or more appropriately Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its According to the Random House Dictionary, the term warrior has two meanings God, as a male Deity, contrasts with female deities or " goddesses " Juno was the protector and special counselor of the Roman state In Roman mythology, Jupiter was the king of the gods and the god of Sky and Thunder. See Enyo for the Greek counterpart and Bellona for other meanings of this word Venus was a major Roman Goddess principally associated with Love, Beauty and fertility, the equivalent of the Greek goddess He was the most prominent of the military gods that were worshipped by the Roman legions. A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking For other uses see Legion The Roman Legion (from Latin legio "military levy Conscription," The martial Romans considered him second in importance only to Jupiter. His festivals were held in March (named for him) and October

As the word Mars has no Indo-European derivation, it is most likely the Latinised form of the agricultural Etruscan god Maris. A festival is an event usually and ordinarily staged by a local community which centers on some unique aspect of that community Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United In Linguistics, romanization (or latinization, also spelled romanisation or latinisation) is the representation of a Word or The Etruscans were a people of unknown origin living in Northern Italy, who were eventually integrated into Roman culture and politically became part of the Roman Republic Maris (or Mariś) was the Etruscan god of Agriculture and fertility later borrowed by the Romans as a war/agricultual god Mars and equated with Initially the Roman god of fertility and vegetation and a protector of cattle, fields and boundaries, Mars later became associated with battle as the growing Roman Empire began to expand, and he was identified with the Greek god Ares. Fertility is the natural capability of giving life As a measure "Fertility Rate" is the number of children born per couple person or population Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region it refers to the Ground cover provided by plants The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Interpretatio graeca is a Latin term for the common tendency of Ancient Greek writers to equate foreign divinities to members of their own pantheon Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance In Greek mythology, Ares ( Ancient Greek:, Μodern Greek Άρης) is the son of Zeus and Hera. Unlike his Greek counterpart, Mars was generally well liked and rivaled Jupiter as the most honoured god. He was also the tutelary god of the city of Rome. A tutelary spirit or patron deity serves as the guardian of or an entity to watch over and protect a particular site person culture or nation As he was regarded as the legendary father of Rome's founder, Romulus, it was believed that all Romans were descendants of Mars. Romulus (c 771 BC– c 717 BC and Remus (c 771 BC–c 753 BC are the traditional founders of Rome, appearing in Roman mythology

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Mars celebrated as peace-bringer in this coin struck under Aemilianus.
Mars celebrated as peace-bringer in this coin struck under Aemilianus. Marcus Aemilius Aemilianus (c 207 - 253 commonly known in English as Aemilian, was Roman Emperor for about three months in 253

Mars was called Mavōrs in some poetry (Virgil VIII, 630), and Mamers was his Oscan name. Publius Vergilius Maro ( October 15, 70 BCE &ndash September 21, 19 BCE later called Virgilius, and known in English as Virgil or Oscan, the language of the Osci, is in the Sabellic branch of the Italic language family, which is a branch of Indo-European that also includes He was also known as Marmor, Marmar and Maris, the latter from the Etruscan deity Maris. Maris (or Mariś) was the Etruscan god of Agriculture and fertility later borrowed by the Romans as a war/agricultual god Mars and equated with

Like other major Roman deities, Mars had a large number of epithets representing his different roles and aspects. An epithet (from Greek ἐπίθετον - epitheton, neut of ἐπίθετος - epithetos, "attributed added" is a Many of Mars's epithets resulted from mythological syncretism between Mars and foreign gods. Syncretism consists of the attempt to reconcile disparate or contradictory beliefs often while melding practices of various schools of thought The most common and significant of these included:

Notes

Nominative Mar –s
Genitive Mar –tis
Dative Mar –ti
Accusative Mar –tem
Vocative Mar –s
Ablative Mar –te

The name's word stem is therefore "Mart-", hence the adjective martian (martianus).

In the Thai solar calendar, Tuesday is named for Mars from a Pali word that also means "Ashes of the Dead". The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Pali ( ISO 15919 / ALA-LC: Pāḷi is a Middle Indo-Aryan language or Prakrit of India. [[2]] The colour associated with the day is Scarlet. Scarlet (from the Persian säqirlāt) is a Red Color with a hue that is somewhat toward the orange.
In many languages Tuesday is named for the planet Mars or the God of War: See Days of the Week Planetary table.

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References

  1. ^ Phillips, E. The name Nergal (or Nirgal, Nirgali) refers to a Deity in Babylonia with the main seat Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. In Greek mythology, Ares ( Ancient Greek:, Μodern Greek Άρης) is the son of Zeus and Hera. J. (1977). Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani, Great Britain, Volume I, Fascicule 1. Hadrian's Wall East of the North Tyne (p. 66). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-725954-5.
  2. ^ a b c d Ross, Anne (1967). Pagan Celtic Britain. Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN 0-902357-03-4.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Miranda J. Green. "Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend" (p. 142. ) Thames and Hudson Ltd. 1997
  4. ^ Jones, Barri & Mattingly, David (1990). An Atlas of Roman Britain (p. 275). Oxford: Basil Blackwell. ISBN 1-84217-067-8.

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