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All the planets are named after Roman gods.
The other way around - the month of March is named after the god Mars.
March was named for the Roman god Mars, the god of war.
This day is named after the Norse god Tyr, or Thor, who was synonymous with the Roman god Mars, god of war.
The month of March was named after Mars, the Roman god of war.
The only planet not named after a Roman god is earth. Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune were named after Roman gods. Venus was named after a Roman goddess. Pluto, which has had it's status as a planet removed was also named after a Roman god.
who is mars named after and why Mars was the Roman god of war. The planet Mars has a reddish surface, remeniscent of blood.
Mars is named after the Roman god of war because it is red, which is a color associated with violence, battle or blood. Also, all the planets except Earth in our solar system are named after Roman Gods.
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.
actually its the opposite the planet mars is named after the Roman god Mars who was the God of War
actually its the opposite the planet mars is named after the Roman god Mars who was the god of war
Mars is named after the Roman God for War. Orignally, the god was a Greek god named Ares. When Rome conquered the Greeks, they took their religions too. So they renamed their Gods/godesses. So Mars is the "roman" god of war.
Planet mars was named after the god of war mars.
Mars was named by the ancient Roman god of war Mars
Mars is named after the Roman god of war, which is named after the Greek god of war, Ares.
Mars was named after a god not a goddess. Mars is the God of War
Mars was named after the Roman God of war. The Romans named Mars after this god because when they saw Mars it looked red and reminded them of war and blood. Mars's two moons, Phobos and Diemos are named after the sons of the Roman god of war.
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.