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Mars is the name of the Roman God of War. Its Greek counter part is Ares. Almost all the Greek gods wre renmaed by the Romans, that is what I refer to with the word "counterpart". Another example is the Greek god Zeus, renamed Jupiter. The planets were named after the Roman gods.
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Why is Mars considered a male planet?
Mars was named after the Greek god Ares, who was male.
What is the mythological name of Mars?
The greek name for Mars would be Ares, the god of war and the roman name would again be Mars.
Is the month of march named after the planet mars?
The month of the year who is named in honor of the ancient god Mars is March and is granted 31 days
What planet is named after the Greek god Ares?
Mars, through a Roman god was identified by the Romans with Ares.
Why Mars was named Mars?
mars (like other planets) are named for a reason. mars was named mars because it was named after a roman god of war, mars. mars was the son of juno and jupiter. he was the husband of bellona ( an ancient war god) and lover of venus.hope that answers your question.Yeah,and i think its got its name from the god of war of ancient rome because mars`s colour is red wich indicated the colour of blood,thats why its named after the god of war :),Also strangely no planet is named after greek gods...only roman
What is mars's Greek name?
Mars is named after the Roman god of war, which is named after the Greek god of war, Ares.
Is the planet Mars named after Mars the greek god?
Mars is a Roman god, not a Greek god, but otherwise yes - that is right.
What was Mars named after?
Mars was named after the roman or Greek god of war and you know that war is very bloody and blood is red and mars is red so that is why they named mars after the roman or Greek god of war.
How Mars got named?
mars is the greek god of war
What planet was named after the greek god Ares?
Mars. Ares was the Greek god of war, the Romans equivalent god was known as Mars.
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.
Mars named after what greek god?
The God of war, Ares, whose Roman name is Mars.
What planet is named after a Greek god Ares?
Mars
Who is the roman god for the greek God of War named ares?
Mars
Who is the roman god for the greek god of was named ares?
His name was Mars
Witch planet is named after the roman God of War?
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.
What is the named of mars before?
Mars has been known as "Mars" since ancient times - it is named after the Roman/Greek god of war.
