Mars symbol Totally Explained

Everything about The Mars Symbol totally explained

The Mars symbol (♂) may refer to:
In science:

The male sex
The chemical element iron

In mythology:

The Roman god Mars or the Greek god Ares In astronomy and astrology:

The planet Mars In vehicles:

Part of the logo for Volvo automobiles In other uses:

The male connector in a pair of mating connectors or fasteners

The men's bathroom In old manuscripts, the Mars symbol was drawn as a Venus symbol rotated 135 degrees anti-clockwise. So it originally had a cross instead of the arrow. Alchemists constructed the symbol from a cross (representing matter) above a circle (representing spirit). The later Mars symbol is usually interpreted as the spear and shield from the war god Mars/Ares.
The symbol has the Unicode entry U+2642.

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