Ares

Mars

Aris

Mars in Roman mythology

There are several Roman myths about Mars.

In one, Hera bore him, without Zeus, at the touch of a magic herb given her by Flora.

In another, he was the father of Romulus and Remus by Rhea Silvia, a Vestal Virgin.

Ovid, in Fasti, tells of Mars’s attempt to seduce Minerva.

In the only purely Roman myth, he is tricked into marrying the aged Anna Perenna.

1864

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

French 1780-1867

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