Mars (Ares)

This piece features Mars — or Ares — the Roman god and his planetary namesake. He was the god of war and agriculture, and the month of March (Martilius) is named for him. Although his Greek equivalent is the well-known and well-hated Ares, the Romans saw Mars as a less destructive force — one focused more on military gains than chaos for the sake of chaos.

Mars is part five of my Milky Way series, in which I personify the celestial bodies in our solar system.