As a refresher, Mars is our planet of will, energy, sexuality, and action, getting it done and getting it on, if you will. Named for the god of war himself, Mars rules blood, the color red ...

Each Valentine’s Day, when I see images of the chubby winged god Cupid taking aim with his bow and arrow at his unsuspecting ...

Archaeologists in France have discovered dozens of Roman-era graves of men who were buried with "curse tablets," at least one of which was written in an extinct language. Excavations underneath an ...

the Bringer of War' is the first one. In ancient Roman religion Mars was the god of war. Holst composed this piece in anticipation of the outbreak of World War One. It’s a march but an unusual one.

Other major gods included Mars (god of war), Mercury (god of trade and messenger of the gods) and Bacchus (god of grapes and wine production). Romans also believed that many of their gods had ...

KATIE MELUA:'He started off with Mars, a planet which was named after the Roman god of war.' KATIE MELUA:For this planet Holst wanted to create music that felt powerful, strong and even angry.