Because, the planet Mars is red, which symbolizes blood, which symbolizes war, which symbolizes the roman God of War, mars.
Mars the Roman god is the same name of the planet Mars.
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.
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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.
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.
In Roman mythology, Mars (Ares in Greek mythology) is the God of War. War is also equated with bloodshed, and as the planet Mars has a red colour to it, it was named after the Roman god.
Mars
The planet Mars is named after the Roman god of war.
The greek name for Mars would be Ares, the god of war and the roman name would again be Mars.
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.