i need info on mars the roman god?

Question

i need alot info plz help me

Answer 1

well to start off he was know as Ares God of War by the Greeks before the Romans incorporated him into their pantheon and changed the name to Mars.

Ares was a son of Zeus and as i said was the God of war. He was neither good or evil.

Yes Xena shows make him out to be bad with a soft heart for her but that is just a show thats fun to watch.

He was prayed and worshipped by many warlords seeking victory in battle.

He is a Hellenistic God and his family were the other Greek Gods or Roman Gods later on. Jupiter was also Zeus.

Answer 2

Mars was the Roman god of war, the son of Juno and either Jupiter or a magical flower. As the word Mars has no Indo-European derivation, it is most likely the Latinized form of the agricultural Etruscan god Maris. 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. He was also a tutelary god of Rome. Unlike his Greek counterpart, Mars was generally well liked and rivaled Jupiter as the most honored god. He was regarded as the legendary father of Rome's founder, Romulus, it was believed that all Romans were descendents of Mars.

Answer 3

Have you even TRIED checking out wikipedia or another online reference site?

Mars was the Roman god of war, the son of Juno and either Jupiter or a magical flower.
The word Mars has no Indo-European derivation, so it is most likely the Latinized form of the agricultural Etruscan god Maris. 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. He was also a tutelary god of Rome. Unlike his Greek counterpart, Mars was generally well liked and rivaled Jupiter as the most honored god.
He was regarded as the legendary father of Rome's founder, Romulus, it was believed that all Romans were descendents of Mars.

Answer 4

The god of war, and one of the most prominent and worshipped gods. In early Roman history he was a god of spring, growth in nature, and fertility, and the protector of cattle. Mars is also mentioned as a chthonic god (earth-god) and this could explain why he became a god of death and finally a god of war. He is the son of Jupiter and Juno. According to some sources, Mars is the father of Romulus and Remus by the Vestal Ilia (Rhea Silvia). Because he was the father of these legendary founders of Rome, and thus of the Roman people, the Romans styled themselves 'sons of Mars'.

His main sanctuaries where the temple on the Capitol, which he shared with Jupiter and Quirinus, the temple of Mars Gradivus ("he who precedes the army in battle") where the Roman army gathered before they went to war, and the temple of Mars Ultor ("the avenger"), located on the Forum Augustus. The Campus Martius ("field of Mars"), situated beyond the city walls, was also dedicated to him. Here the army was drilled and athletes were trained. In the Regia on the Forum Romanum, the 'hastae Martiae' ("lances of Mars") were kept. When these lances 'moved', it was seen as a portent of war. The warlord who was to lead the army into battle had to move the lances while saying 'Mars vigila' ("Mars awaken"). As Mars Gradivus, the god preceded the army and led them to victory.

He had several festivals in his honor. On March 1, the Feriae Marti was celebrated. The Armilustrium was held on October 19, and on this day the weapons of the soldiers were ritually purified and stored for winter. Every five years the Suovetaurilia was held. During these fertility and cleansing rites, a pig (sus), a sheep (ovis) and bull (taurus) were sacrificed. The Equirria were on February 27 and March 14, on which horse races were held. The Quinquatrus was on March 19 and the Tubilustrium on March 23, on which weapons and war-trumpets were cleansed. The priests of Mars, who also served Quirinus, were called the Salii ("jumpers"), derived from the procession through the streets of the city which they completed by jumping the entire way and singing the Carmen Saliare. Mars' own priest was called the flamen Martialis.

Mars is portrayed as a warrior in full battle armor, wearing a crested helmet and bearing a shield. His sacred animals are the wolf and the woodpecker, and he is accompanied by Fuga and Timor, the personifications of flight and fear. The month March (Martius) is named after him (wars were often started or renewed in spring). His Greek equivalent is the god Ares.

Answer 5

God of War.
Early temples were outside the city boundareis of rome lest he damage the community with his presence.

Farmers would sacrifice animals so that he wouldn't ravage their crops.

Later he was seen as more benign, and in may the Ambarvalia were celebrated in honour of him to purify the feilds. People would sacrifice pigs to him to protect men and animals, and then the prayed would look for omens. If the Omens were bad, then the prayer would sacrifice another pig in order to appease the God.

The month March is named after Mars, because Salian priests would perform war dances for him on that day.

Mars bedded Aeneas (the daughter of Venu) and became the father of Romulus and Remus, of who Romulus founded Rome

Answer 6

I dont know enough about roman mythology to answer your question however I would just like to say sorry for the smart *** responses you keep getting about "google" and various other such search engines.

Because that's what Y!A really is....A place to ask questions to other people in the hopes that they might know something you havent already discovered.

So keep asking! But you might want to post it in mythology!

Answer 7

He`s the god of war. Had an affair with venus goddess of love. sry that`s all i got.

Answer 8

just a celebrated roman army soldier.
not living forever except in hearts and on paper

Answer 9

Search for "Mars" on Wikipedia.org and you will get plenty of information on him.

Answer 10

need look no further, Google, Yahoo, Ask.com

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