Sailor Mars

Introduction

Welcome to the Myth behind Sailor Mars.  Now I am taking this from ancient Rome and Greek myth.  I know that the show was
                       Mars (Greek: Ares)
 

     Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera. In Roman myths, Mars was one of the cheif gods of the panthenon, as well as the god of war, exalting with military power and glory (of course, Rome was one of the great military empires).  However, the Greek Ares was a ferocious, brutal, blustering, and cowardly god of war.  He was hated by all of the gods and goddesses,  with the exception of Aphrodite and her sister, Eris (goddess of discord).

     Mars is portrayed as a warrior in full battle armor, wearing a crested helmet and bearing a shield. His sacred animals are the wolf and the woodpecker, and he is accompanied by Fuga and Timor, the personifications of flight and fear. The month March (Martius) is named after him (wars were often started or renewed in spring). His Greek equivalent is the god Ares.
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