Mars God of War
Mars was second in importance next to Jupiter and Neptune.Mars was the most prominent of the military gods.Mars was a part of the Archaic Triad along with Jupiter and Quirinus the latter of whom as a guardian of the Roman people.Mars altar in the Campus Martius.Mars was the peace-loving semi-legendary second king of Rome.Mars represented military power as a way to secure peace and was a father of the Roman people.Mars was the father of Romulus and Remus with Rhea Silvia.Mars had a love affair with Venus.Venus was the divine mother of the hero Aeneas.The importance of Mars in establishing religious and cultural identity within the Roman Empire is indicated by the number of inscriptions identifying him with a local deity particularly in the Western provinces.
Mars was second in importance next to Jupiter and Neptune.Mars was the most prominent of the military gods.Mars was a part of the Archaic Triad along with Jupiter and Quirinus the latter of whom as a guardian of the Roman people.Mars altar in the Campus Martius.Mars was the peace-loving semi-legendary second king of Rome.Mars represented military power as a way to secure peace and was a father of the Roman people.Mars was the father of Romulus and Remus with Rhea Silvia.Mars had a love affair with Venus.Venus was the divine mother of the hero Aeneas.The importance of Mars in establishing religious and cultural identity within the Roman Empire is indicated by the number of inscriptions identifying him with a local deity particularly in the Western provinces.