In Gustav Holst's orchestral suite 'The Planets' which planet is the 'Bringer of War'?
The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst.
The suite has seven movements, each named after a planet and its corresponding astrological character:
Mars, the Bringer of War (1914)
Venus, the Bringer of Peace (1914)
Mercury, the Winged Messenger (1916)
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (1914)
Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age (1915)
Uranus, the Magician (1915)
Neptune, the Mystic (1915)
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Stoic Kitty, Pluto wasn't discovered until 1930 so Holst was not aware of it. Could have Pluto, bringer of Mickey's slippers! :-)
Georgia Kemp
Mars is the Roman god of war. The moons are Phobos and Deimos, fear and terror.
Bob Watt
Player, From which comes the word "martial" (don't confuse with "marital")
Player
Wyla Reedy, Mars is the Roman God of war...
Wyla Reedy
After watching Wonder Woman, Mars was my first thought.
dsneed
tesla alset, 👍
Geoffrey Kellogg
Like the question. Little easy though.
Peter Robertson
Earth,the bringer of Confusion
Val Wilkinson
Jim Blanton, planets, not stars
Val Wilkinson
Who doesn't love The Planets?
Char
Knew that one too
Humberto Carrasco
GOT IT RIGHT
docluci
As put in the explanation, the answer is the astrological character associated with the planet, making this answer easy.
yesrod, LeRoi
Uh, what about us? Who Wars more than we do ?
Sue Fairweather
Got it
John W Shreve
Went with the god of war.