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- Word comparison: Mars vs. Ares
Mars vs. Ares
noun
- the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Astronomy. the planet fourth in order from the sun, having a diameter of 4,222 miles (6,794 km), a mean distance from the sun of 141.6 million miles (227.9 million km), a period of revolution of 686.95 days, and two moons.
adjective
- (often lowercase) of or relating to any of various pigments used in painting that are artificially made from an iron oxide base:
Mars color; Mars pigments.
noun
- the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.