2007-05-21 20:42:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
MARS was named after the Roman god of war because the planet is blood red in color.. Mars resembles nothing more than rocky desert. There are many features on the planet that are not like anything found on Earth, or anywhere else. Valles Marineris is a canyon that could stretch from New York to California if were on Earth. Another interesting fact is that it has many volcanoes that are extinct. The largest volcano is Olympus Mons.It is much larger than Mount Everest. Olympus Mons is more than seventy five thousand feet tall and over three hundred miles wide at its base. These are just two examples of a variety of geographical features on the surface of Mars.
The symbolic colour of war is read becuase of Blood shed during the war. Redness is the reason for both the Planet Mars and Roman War God Mars got their name accordingly-
2007-05-21 21:40:03 · answer #1 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tied to planets, and redddish color associated with blood.
Babylonians said the planet was their god of war Nergel, Greeks borrowed this concept for Aries and finally the Romans used this for their god of war, Mars.
2007-05-21 20:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by Billy Dee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think Mars is also mean red, as you can see Mars, the planet. So red represent for blood and blood is revelant to violence and fighting, so that why the war god named Mars
2007-05-21 20:48:15 · answer #3 · answered by Sυ$ιє 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ares
2016-04-01 01:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the color red is often associated with blood.
2007-05-22 07:40:54 · answer #5 · answered by 3lixir 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree
2007-05-21 23:50:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋