![]() The Romans called themselves the sons of Mars. Mars was more widely worshipped than any of the other Roman gods, probably in part because his sons Romulus and Remus, were said to have founded Rome. It was believed that all Romans were descended from Mars. He was also the legendary father of Rome's founder, Romulus. He began as the Roman god of fertility and plants and a protector of cattle, fields and boundaries, Mars later became associated with battle and identified with the Greek god Ares. ![]() ![]() ![]() He was the son of Juno and either Jupiter or a magical flower. Mars was obsessed with war, almost to the exclusion of anything else, except for beautiful goddesses, especially Venus.
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