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Planet Mars was named by modern-day astronomers. The reason why it was named Mars, is to keep up with the tradition of naming local solar system planets after mythological figures. Mars also appears deep red, the colour of anger, which is why Mars suited as the planet's name.
That being said, Mars is the Roman God of War, not the Greek.
The Greek god of war is Ares.
The planet Mars is named after the god of war because of its red color. Red is the color of blood, which is common (to say the least) in war.
Because it looked red, like blood.
Mars was named Mars because it is red, like blood.
Mars, however, was the Roman god of war, not the greek. The Greek god of war is Ares.
The planet was named Mars because it was blood red like a battlefield. Mars was the god of war so that kind of makes sense.
No, Mars is not named after Ares, he is a Roman god with his own origins in their mythology - it was later assimilated with and into those of Ares.
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The Romans named the planet Mars after their God of War, whose name is Mars. They named the planet Mars because its red appearance reminded them of the blood that people shed at war.
Because ares was the greek god of war, and his planet was mars. The bar was named mars bar, after ares' planet.
Mars is a planet named after the roman god of war; as is the month of march.
Yes. All the planets (except Earth) were named after a god; even Uranus.
Mars was the named after the roman god of war because the red color of Mars looked like spilled blood.
Planet mars was named after the god of war mars.
There is no planet named after the Greek god of war.There is however a planet named after the Roman god of war, which is Mars.The Greek god of war is Ares. He does not currently have a planet named after him.
who is mars named after and why Mars was the Roman god of war. The planet Mars has a reddish surface, remeniscent of blood.
The planet is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. It is also called to as the Red Planet because of its reddish appearance as seen from Earth.
actually its the opposite the planet mars is named after the Roman god Mars who was the God of War
actually its the opposite the planet mars is named after the Roman god Mars who was the god of war
The Romans named the planet Mars after their God of War, whose name is Mars. They named the planet Mars because its red appearance reminded them of the blood that people shed at war.
the god of war
it was named after the roman god of war
It is named after Mars, the God of war.
The planet Mars was named after the Greek God of War,Mars, because of the red color of the planet. The red color represents blood. Your welcome.~Anonymous
Mars.