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🪐 The red planet ⚔️ Roman war god
Mars

Mars

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The Roman god of war and farming, father of Romulus and Remus
  • proper noun
  • /mɑrz/
  • Literature
translation icon : Marte
  • For my eighth grade science fair, I built a functioning replica of the Mars rover out of soda cans.
  • the god Mars
  • Temple of Mars
  • Roman Mars

The the like the the rock of Mars, where they used to give speeches and things.

Examples

  • In Roman mythology, Mars is known as the god of war and agriculture.

  • The section of The Planets they heard was "Mars, the Bringer of War."

    Academic text (2015)

  • And, just as a nudge, imagine NASA is planning a mission to Mars.

    Glossary of Broken Dreams (2018)

  • Ogun, god of iron and force, is associated with Mars, Aries, and the number 3.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The ancient Romans built many temples to honor Mars, the god of war.

  • According to legend, Mars was the father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.

Surface Forms

Mars main

Etymology

Mars comes from the name of the Roman god of 'war' and farming, who was said to be the father of Rome. Because he was a war god, his name makes us think of fighting and the army, and you can see the same root in the English word martial, which means 'related to war'.