god
Mars
also: Марс
Roman god of war after whom the month of March is named; the piece's central mock-biographical subject, satirically demoted to a mere 'staff-captain' in the army's table of ranks.
Reading notes
- On March §1 Mars
The Roman god of war after whom March is named; Chekhov's mock 'biography' treats him as a real, obscure junior officer whose service record has simply been lost in the files.