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Actually the Roman gods did not "get" their names from their Greek counterparts; basically what happened is that Roman and Greek religion come from the same Indo-European origin and share many of the same stories and gods/figures, so ancient peoples recognzied Greek gods as having Roman equivalents. The same is true of Nordic gods, incidentally. So, the God of War in Rome was Mars, and the god of war in Greece was Ares, and the god of war was Odin (or Woden in Old English). All three religions (and others) come from the same origin, so similar stories are shared by peoples as far flung as the Irish, Russians, and Indians, too.
So you don't have to read the whole thing: It is Ares, the Greek god of war.
Ares' Roman name is Mars. That's where the planet got its name.
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Mars was named after the Roman God, Mars, whose Greek name is Ares. The planet's reddish appearance reminded the Romans of blood, and since blood is inevitable during war, they called it Mars.
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Mars was the Roman god of what?
Mars is a Roman god, that of war. His Greek equivalent is Ares.
Is Ares the same god as Mars?
For the most part. Most of the main Greek and Roman gods have very clear counterparts in the other pantheon, though the specifics often differ.
Who is a similar god to Ares in a different culture?
Ares is a Greek god of war. Similarly, the Greek goddess Athena is also a war god. She is also known for her wisdom. The two gods both had a hand in the famed Peloponnesian war Homer writes about in his epic.
What does the name Mars come from?
The name Mars comes from the Roman god Mars which in Greek is Ares.
How do you spell Ares in Latin?
The Greek god Ares was the Roman god Mars.
Is Mars the name of a Roman god?
Yes; Mars is the Roman god of war. He was the equivalent of the Greek god Ares.
Was Mars named after a Greek or Roman god?
The planets in our solar system were named after Roman gods. Mars was the Roman god of war, equivalent to Greek Ares.
What is the meaning of Mars in Roman mythology?
Mars was the god of war, the equivalent of the Greek god Ares.
Mars was the Roman god of what?
Mars is a Roman god, that of war. His Greek equivalent is Ares.
Who is roman warrior god in Greek?
Mars was the Roman god of war, and his equivalent in Greek mythology is generally considered to be Ares.
In roman mythology who was Mars?
Mars was the Roman equivalent to the Greek god of war, Ares. In Roman mythology, Mars is depicted as both the god of warfare, weapons, etc. and the personification of bloodlust.
What is the greek meaning of Mars?
The Greek god equivalent to Mars, the Roman god of war, would be Ares. Ares was the god of war, violence, and bloodshed in Greek mythology.
What is Ares job?
In Greek mythology, Areas was the God of War, equivalent to the Roman God Mars.
What is the occupation of Ares?
Ares was the ancient Greek god of war, equivalent to the Roman god Mars.
What god was mars named after?
Mars, the Roman god of war. Also equivalent to Ares, the Greek god of war. And Tyr, the Norse god of war.
Is Mars a Roman or Greek god?
Mars is a Roman Mythologies god. The Greek god however is Ares. They are both gods of war.
Is the god Mars Roman or Greek?
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