Mars is named after the God of War. Mercury is named after the messenger of the gods, who sent messages between the gods.
Mars
Mars the Roman god is the same name of the planet Mars.
The name of the god of war is Ares in Greek mythology, and the name of the planet is Mars in our solar system
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.
It is named after Mars, the God of war.
The other names for Mars include the Red Planet and Ares, the ancient Greek name for the god of war, which is equivalent to the Roman god Mars.
Because, the planet Mars is red, which symbolizes blood, which symbolizes war, which symbolizes the roman god of war, mars.
The planet Mars got its name from the Roman god of war.
Mars was the named after the roman god of war because the red color of Mars looked like spilled blood.
The planet Mars is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. I believe the reason it was given its name was that Mars is red in colour and it reminded the namer of the planet of blood.
The planet Mars was named after the Roman god Mars (god of war), which was believed to be under the control of the god. It was also believed that when Mars the planet was visible that wars would break out because Mars the god was active again.