Manual of mythology : Greek and Roman, Norse, and old German, Hindoo and Egyptian mythology . ere twice a year, at the beginning of Marchand in October; the ceremony of sacrificing to Mars the oif-horse of the biga that won the race—the October horse as itwas called—being performed at the latter. In the Field ofMars was dedicated the booty brought back from campaigns,and no Roman general went to war without first proceedingto the temple of Mars, to swing the sacred shield and spear,adding the words, Watch over us, O Mars! This shield(ancile) was believed to have fallen from heaven at the timew
Manual of mythology : Greek and Roman, Norse, and old German, Hindoo and Egyptian mythology . ere twice a year, at the beginning of Marchand in October; the ceremony of sacrificing to Mars the oif-horse of the biga that won the race—the October horse as itwas called—being performed at the latter. In the Field ofMars was dedicated the booty brought back from campaigns,and no Roman general went to war without first proceedingto the temple of Mars, to swing the sacred shield and spear,adding the words, Watch over us, O Mars! This shield(ancile) was believed to have fallen from heaven at the timewhen Numa Pompilius was king of Rome, and, like the Palla-dium in the temple of Vesta, was looked on with it and a sacred spear were preserved in the temple ofMars, under the custody of priests, who were called Salii, andwhose duty it was every year to celebrate a festival of thanks-giving for this important present from the gods. In the ear-liest times the sacrifices offered to Mars consisted of humanbeings, particularly those who had been taken prisoners in OB A ijiyi. ffOB£/!rssc ^Ln- Hephsestos, or Vulcan
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