who was mars the roman god married to
Mars (mythology) The consort of Mars was Nerio or Neriene, "Valor." She represents the vital force (vis), power (potentia) and majesty (maiestas) of Mars.[11] Her name was regarded as Sabine in origin and is equivalent to Latin virtus, "manly virtue" (from vir, "man").[12] In the early 3rd century BC, the comic playwright Plautus has a reference to Mars greeting Nerio, his wife.[13] A source from late antiquity says that Mars and Neriene were celebrated together at a festival held on March 23.[14] In the later Roman Empire, Neriene came to be identified with Minerva.[15]