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The Roman God - Mars

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The Roman god Mars, had many names. The Pater of the Roman people , the protector of legionnaires and farmers, the lord of destruction, and of course, the god of battle. Mars holds many similarities with the Greek god Ares. However, he represents a military power the Romans held for centuries. Ares on the other hand, stood as a sign of destruction and chaos.
Mars is usually dressed with either full battle armor, or just a crescent helmet. He is tall, muscular, and is portrayed holding a gladius/spear and a scutum. In some paintings done by Roman artists, he’s dragged by two horses in a war chariot, or he would be found on top of a pile of dead bodies, cheering his victory against his enemies.
He is a very complicated god, and his birth is not entirely known. Either he was born normally, with Jupiter and Juno as his parents, or his mother Juno, took help from Flora to use magic to have a baby. Another tale says that he was born in a similar manner that Minerva was, through the brain of Juno. Originally Mars was the protector of farmers, more of an agricultural god. However, when Rome started expanding and becoming more dominant and militarized, Mars became a god of war, and handed Rome staggering victories.
Like most major deities (if not all), he held symbols to represent him all over the Roman empire. One of them is the spear of Mars, which looks like and arrow coming from a circle. Another one would be a statue of Mars, which would be me. When we talk about the weapon of Mars, which is also is symbol, it’s the standard Roman equipment. It’s like Zeus, you can identify him with his lightning bolt, or Ra, you can identify him with a crook and flail. His animals were the wolves, who were said to care for Romulus and Remus throughout their childhood.
His consort was Nerio, and she represented the majesty, the power, and the strength that Mars had. She was much like a personification of the major deity. Some sources also state Nerio was related to Minerva. The Greek tales say Mars and Venus had a special connection. In Greek mythology, Ares and Aphrodite loved each other even when Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus, or Vulcan in Roman.
When the Romans thought of Mars, they...

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Date:   12/08/2021

Category:   Literature

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