Who worships Mars anymore? Today, Roman statues of Mars are found only in museums. I’ve never heard anyone invoke the name of Mars in prayer. So Mars is a has-been god, right? Hardly. Mars is still very much with us (though living under an assumed name). Wherever war is given sanctity in the name of God, Mars is there. Wherever military might is wedded with religious rhetoric, Mars is there. Wherever the symbols of faith morph into the emblems of war, Mars is there. Mars is not dead. Mars lives on. Mars is alive and well in our day. I’ve even been to a modern temple of Mars.
