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- Sailor Mars vs. Ares -

Sailor Mars is the Soldier of War who shares a name with her Greek deity counterpart, Ares (Mars in Roman). Ares is known as the great Olympian God of War who represents the violent and untamed aspect of war. Our fiery Sailor Soldier is no exception to this trait, with all offensive flame attacks and a powerful weapon at her side.

Sailor Mars and Ares share more than one might expect at first glance. Their planet, Mars, has two main moons orbiting about it, named Phobos and Demios. In the Roman Culture, an official bird of the god Mars was the Crow. This is where Sailor Mars’s faithful guardian crows tie in with real ancient history. You see, Ares once loved the goddess Aphrodite, and with her, had two children. These two children were Phobos and Deimos (translated to “Terror” and “Dread”) and served as his companions in war. In the original Sailormoon storyline, the crows Phobos and Deimos also have human bodies and are actually guardians of Princess Mars from planet Coronis. They play a key role in giving Sailor Mars her Mars Crystal which enable her to transform into Super Sailor Mars. This is crucial, because this transformation allows Sailor Mars to use her Mars Flame Sniperattack.

Mars Flame Sniper is actually another tie to Ares in itself. Whereas Ares was commonly associated with the spear, he was occasionally depicted wielding a bow and arrow. In addition, his son Eros (Cupid) was always depicted using a bow and arrow. It’s also worth noting that miko (shrine maidens, like her civilian forme, Rei Hino) are well known for their archery skills, and occasionally exorcised demons with arrows.

It is said that a prominent symbol of Ares is in fact a flaming torch; this along with the scorched red planet itself leaves no question as to why Sailor Mars has reigning powers over fire. While Ares was a more bloodthirsty and violent God of War than Sailor Mars, you cannot deny the wild and untamed passion within them both.

Possible Offerings for Sailor Mars: Frankincense, crow feathers, ashes.
Possible Altar Pieces: handmade miniature arrow, red candles, small fire scrying bowl.

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