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{{Quote|Armored son of the great Jupiter, Mars. Virile god of the wildlands. The Strider, great father (to) the sons of Romulus. Protect and defend us Wolf of Cyrene and grant us your great wisdom.|a statue inscription on Mars in Cyrene|Assassin's Creed: Origins}} | {{Quote|Armored son of the great Jupiter, Mars. Virile god of the wildlands. The Strider, great father (to) the sons of Romulus. Protect and defend us Wolf of Cyrene and grant us your great wisdom.|a statue inscription on Mars in Cyrene|Assassin's Creed: Origins}} | ||
'''Mars''' was the god of war, destruction and masculinity in [[Rome|Roman]] mythology. | '''Mars''' was the god of war, destruction and masculinity in [[Rome|Roman]] mythology. The equivient of the Greek god [[Ares]], he was also regarded as the son of [[Jupiter]], and [[Wolf|wolves]] were sacred to him. | ||
By the 1st century BCE, a statue of Mars was erected in a hall situated atop an [[Roman Akropolis|acropolis]] in [[Cyrene]], [[Cyrenaica]]. | By the 1st century BCE, a statue of Mars was erected in a hall situated atop an [[Roman Akropolis|acropolis]] in [[Cyrene]], [[Cyrenaica]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
In the 15th century, a statue of Mars was recovered by the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] in [[Monteriggioni]]. He found it on a wall of the western-most building closest to the [[Villa Auditore]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 17:02, 14 December 2018
This article is about the god in Roman mythology. For other uses, see Mars.
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- "Armored son of the great Jupiter, Mars. Virile god of the wildlands. The Strider, great father (to) the sons of Romulus. Protect and defend us Wolf of Cyrene and grant us your great wisdom."
- ―a statue inscription on Mars in Cyrene[src]
Mars was the god of war, destruction and masculinity in Roman mythology. The equivient of the Greek god Ares, he was also regarded as the son of Jupiter, and wolves were sacred to him.
By the 1st century BCE, a statue of Mars was erected in a hall situated atop an acropolis in Cyrene, Cyrenaica.[1]
In the 15th century, a statue of Mars was recovered by the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze in Monteriggioni. He found it on a wall of the western-most building closest to the Villa Auditore.[2]
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- Assassin's Creed II (statue only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (statue only)