The planet mars is
named after the Roman god of war, Mars was originally the god of fertility
and agriculture but later became associated with war.
In the future scientists hope to use terraforming to alter the conditions
on planet Mars thereby allowing humans to live there. Some see Mars the
god of fertitlity as a good omen concerning the future of life on Mars.
In Roman mythology
Mars is the son of Jupiter and Juno and the father of Romulus and Remus.
Romulus and Remus were the founders of Rome and this is why Mars is sometimes
considered the father of Rome
More indepth information
about the Roman god Mars can be found at the addresses below.
wikipedia
- Mars the god
Pantheon.org
mars-god
NASA
Archives - Mars
National
Gallery of London - Venus and Mars, BOTTICELLI, Sandro
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