{"id":13410,"date":"2017-03-01T01:10:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T06:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=14209"},"modified":"2017-02-27T19:10:32","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T00:10:32","slug":"good-god-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2017\/03\/01\/good-god-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Good God!"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n\t\tA:link { so-language: zxx }\n\t\tA.0:link { color: #0000ff; so-language: zxx; text-decoration: underline }\n\t-->\n\t<\/style>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Papyrus, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Meet the Gods: Mars<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14210\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mars-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mars\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Papyrus, serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">(Image by Samantha Sullivan)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Merry meet.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In Roman mythology, Mars is the god of war; he was the most prominent of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Roman\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">military gods and the <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">most important god in the pantheon after Jupiter, the supreme god. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Most of his festivals <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u2013 featuring <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">with chariot races and animal sacrifices \u2013 were held in March, the month named for him. H<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">is priests would honor him by dancing <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u2013 clad <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">in full armor \u2013 at the site of his altar in the Field of Mars, a floodplain of the Tiber River, that was also home to the temple of Apollo. More festivals were held to honor Mars in October.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Mars was represented as an armed warrior with a spear and a shield, Sources say he regarded the wolf and the woodpecker as sacred. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">His Greek equivalent is Ares. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In early Roman times he was a god of agriculture<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Mars <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">was the father of Romulus, said to be the founder of the Roman nation, and Remus; their mother was Rhea Silvia. Venus, with whom Mars had a love affair, was the divine mother of Aeneas, a Trojan refugee credited with founding Rome generations before Romulus erected the city\u2019s walls. That love affair appealed to poets and philosophers, and the couple was frequently found in art. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Mars was also associated with <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Bellona, the Roman goddess of war.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">As the god of war, Mars could be associated with bloodshed. Blood, along with soil on the planet Mars are both red because they are rich in iron. In Roman mythology, Mars\u2019 chariot was pulled by two horses: Phobos (fear) and Deimos (terror or panic). When <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered that Mars had two small <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">moons, he named them after the two mythical horses. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">According to <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/witchipedia.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span lang=\"en-US\">witchipedia.com<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">, astrologically, Mars is associated with confidence and self assertion, aggression, sexuality, energy, strength, ambition, and impulsiveness. Mars governs sports, competitions and physical activities in general. It is ruled by fire in Chinese astrology, making it passionate, energetic and adventurous. In Indian astrology, Mars is called Mangala and represents energy, confidence and ego.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In addition to Mars being associated with the color red, it is also associated with the tower card in tarot decks, t<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">he horse, the bear and the wolf, per Witchipedia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In magic, Mars\u2019 energy can be called on when dealing with battles, when feeling attacked, or when courage or strength are needed. Its energy lends itself to sexual potency, lust and passion, but not to love and loyalty.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #131313;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Merry part. And merry meet again.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the Gods: Mars (Image by Samantha Sullivan) Merry meet. In Roman mythology, Mars is the god of war; he was the most prominent of the Roman\u2019s military gods and the most important god in the pantheon after Jupiter, the supreme god. Most of his festivals \u2013 featuring with chariot races and animal sacrifices \u2013 were held in March, the month named for him. His priests would honor him by dancing \u2013 clad in full armor \u2013 at the site of his altar in the Field of Mars, a floodplain of the Tiber River, that was also home to the temple of Apollo. More festivals were held to honor Mars in October. Mars was represented as an armed warrior with a spear and a shield, Sources say he regarded the wolf and the woodpecker as sacred. His Greek equivalent is Ares. In early Roman times he was a god of agriculture. Mars was the father of Romulus, said to be the founder of the Roman nation, and Remus; their mother was Rhea Silvia. Venus, with whom Mars had a love affair, was the divine mother of Aeneas, a Trojan refugee credited with founding Rome generations before Romulus erected the city\u2019s walls. That love affair appealed to poets and philosophers, and the couple was frequently found in art. Mars was also associated with Bellona, the Roman goddess of war. As the god of war, Mars could be associated with bloodshed. Blood, along with soil on the planet Mars are both red because they are rich in iron. In Roman mythology, Mars\u2019 chariot was pulled by two horses: Phobos (fear) and Deimos (terror or panic). When American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered that Mars had two small moons, he named them after the two mythical horses. According to witchipedia.com, astrologically, Mars is associated with confidence and self assertion, aggression, sexuality, energy, strength, ambition, and impulsiveness. Mars governs sports, competitions and physical activities in general. It is ruled by fire in Chinese astrology, making it passionate, energetic and adventurous. In Indian astrology, Mars is called Mangala and represents energy, confidence and ego. In addition to Mars being associated with the color red, it is also associated with the tower card in tarot decks, the horse, the bear and the wolf, per Witchipedia. In magic, Mars\u2019 energy can be called on when dealing with battles, when feeling attacked, or when courage or strength are needed. Its energy lends itself to sexual potency, lust and passion, but not to love and loyalty. Merry part. And merry meet again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13410"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12773,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13410\/revisions\/12773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}