# The Disastrous Love Affair of Moon and Mars

**Author:** Alfred de Grazia  
**Year:** 1984  
**Series:** Quantavolution & Catastrophe  
**Series Volume:** VIII  

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## Local Files

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| [`../disastrous_love_affair.txt`](../disastrous_love_affair.txt) | Plain text | ~86,086 | 504 KB |
| [`../disastrous_love_affair_moon_and_mars.pdf`](../disastrous_love_affair_moon_and_mars.pdf) | PDF | — | 699 KB |

**Source:** https://grazian-archive.com/quantavolution/QuantaHTML/plaintext/mm_loveaffair.txt

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## Synopsis

*The Disastrous Love Affair of Moon and Mars* reconstructs the close encounter between the Moon and Mars in ancient times, arguing that ancient myth preserves literal historical memory of these planets as near-Earth objects in catastrophic interaction. The "love affair" refers to the mythological pairings of Moon and Mars deities across cultures — a pattern de Grazia reads as encoded memory of orbital proximity and violent planetary interaction.

De Grazia analyzes the iconography of Ares/Mars and lunar deities across Greek, Near Eastern, and other traditions, arguing that their close mythological association reflects a period when Mars was visible as a companion body to the Moon in Earth's sky. The book connects plasma physics, electromagnetism, and celestial mechanics to the mythological record.

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## Jno Cook's Note

> **"Absolutely great analysis"** — cited as one of the strongest books in the Quantavolution series for its treatment of the Moon-Mars relationship  
> *(referenced in Cook's annotated bibliography at saturniancosmology.org/books.php.html)*

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## Key Themes

- Moon–Mars mythological pairing across cultures
- Orbital dynamics of the inner solar system in antiquity
- Electrical interaction between planetary bodies at close approach
- Decoding myth as literal historical astronomy
- The role of Venus as a third actor in the drama

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## See Also

- [Author Index](../README.md)
- [Iron Age of Mars](iron-age-of-mars.md) — the 8th–7th century BCE close approaches of Mars
- [Chaos and Creation](chaos-and-creation.md) — foundational cosmological framework
- [Divine Succession](divine-succession.md) — celestial mechanics companion

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