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Gorgoneion and Mars (mythology)

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Difference between Gorgoneion and Mars (mythology)

Gorgoneion vs. Mars (mythology)

In Ancient Greece, the Gorgoneion (Greek: Γοργόνειον) was a special apotropaic amulet showing the Gorgon head, used most famously by the Olympian deities Athena and Zeus: both are said to have worn the gorgoneion as a protective pendant. In ancient Roman religion and myth, Mars (Mārs) was the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome.

Similarities between Gorgoneion and Mars (mythology)

Gorgoneion and Mars (mythology) have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Amulet, Anthropomorphism, Dionysus, Zeus.

Amulet

An amulet is an object that is typically worn on one's person, that some people believe has the magical or miraculous power to protect its holder, either to protect them in general or to protect them from some specific thing; it is often also used as an ornament though that may not be the intended purpose of it.

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Anthropomorphism

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities.

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Dionysus

Dionysus (Διόνυσος Dionysos) is the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness, fertility, theatre and religious ecstasy in ancient Greek religion and myth.

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Zeus

Zeus (Ζεύς, Zeús) is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus.

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Gorgoneion and Mars (mythology) Comparison

Gorgoneion has 54 relations, while Mars (mythology) has 422. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 0.84% = 4 / (54 + 422).

References

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