Mars — our planet of will, energy, sexuality, and action, getting it done and getting it on — is at long last going direct. Named for the god of war, Mars has been in a retrograde cycle since ...

Its red glow made it stand out even among the other planets, leading the Sumerians and the Romans to name it after the god of ...

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 ...

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.

We get the name of the third month of the year – March, from the Latin word, Marticus. Marticus was named after Mars, the Roman god of war.Being unsure of the reason that March had been the first ...

March is named for Mars, the Roman god of war, because spring was the time of year that military battles resumed after the winter. ◼️ Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, is the ...

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.