The planet Mars in honor of the god Mars.

Roman names for days of the month. It is named after the Roman god of war Mars. Sol Luna Mars Mercury Jove Jupiter Venus and Saturn. As used in the Roman calendar the gods names were in the genitive singular case which meant each day was a day of or assigned to a certain god.

The day before the Nones Ides or Kalends was called Pridie. Calends Kalendae were the. March the first month Both Ovid and Plutarch said that Martius originally the first month was named after Mars the Roman god of war.

Roman god Janus was the god of doorways entrances gateways thresholds and beginnings and therefore used for the opening of the New Year. Six of the. September means the 7th month October the 8th November the 9th and December the 10th month.

However when January and February were eventually added and the beginning of the calendar year was moved to January the position of these months no longer corresponded with the original meaning of their names. Named for the Roman goddess Juno patroness of marriage and the well-being of women. Nones Non was the 7th of 31 day months March May July and October and the 5th of other months.

Though the calendar was reordered centuries ago the original names. When looking at its goddess name origin June is not only an ideal time for weddings but its also a good month. The month names we use were chosen to celebrate Roman deities and emperors.

In ancient Rome several festivals of Mars took place in March because that was the earliest month of the year when the weather was mild enough to start a war. Named to honor Roman dictator Julius Caesar 100 BC 44 BC after his death. The Romans counted down the days to one of three.