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Mars

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Mars: The Roman God of War - Roman Mythology - Mythology Dictionary - See U in History

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Roman Mythology: Story of Mars

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Mars 101 | National Geographic

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Story Of Mangal (Planet Mars) - The Fifth Navagraha

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A video in homage to God Mars.

In ancient Roman religion and myth, Mars was the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. He was second in importance only to Jupiter and he was the most prominent of the military gods in the religion of the Roman army. Most of his festivals were held in March, the month named for him, and in October, which began the season for military campaigning and ended the season for farming.
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