Title: God of war
Greek name: Ares
Month: March
Day of the Week: Tuesday
Relations: Son of Jupiter
Father of Romulus and Remus
English word: Martial means warlike.
Solar system: planet Mars
The Romans were great soldiers and thought Mars, the god of War, was very important. They said that he was the father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. When Romulus and Remus were babies, they were left to die. But they were found by a mother wolf, who suckled them. Romulus gave his name to Rome.
The Campus Martius or field of Mars, was next to the river Tiber in in ancient Rome. It was used to train soldiers and hold horse races. March was called after Mars because that was when the soldiers started fighting again after winter.
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Myths and Mortals (Greek Mythology)
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