Mars, the God of War, (originally agriculture)
Tor, Tyr, Tora, Tyra

Element: Fire

Glyph: Shield and Spear of Mars
Rules: Aries
Co-Rules: Scorpio
Exalted in Capricorn
Detriment in Libra, and Taurus
Fall in Cancer
Day: Tuesday (Female's day)

Represents: Action, aggressive urge, initiative, energy

Anatomy: the muscular system, external reproductive organs, head and fcet, red blood corpuscles, motor nerves, bladder, adrenal glands.

Deals with your animal nature, desire and sexual energies. Shows ambition, force, power, construction, work, strife, competition and death. Governs surgery and operations, weapons, war, accidents, inflammation, wounds and cuts, burns, scalds, violence, tools, iron and steel. In earlier times it was known as the lesser malefic. Mars's action is sudden, self assertive and disruptive. Mars can be used destructively and angrily, in a fighting way, or with courage and strength. Where you find Mars in the horoscope is where you expend the greatest energy.