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Zeus=jupiter hera=juno poseidon=neptune demeter=ceres athena=minerva apollo=apollo or phoebus artemis=diana ares=mars aphrodite=venus dionysus=bacchus hermes=Mercury hephaestus=vulcan hestia=vesta hades=pluto persephone=proserpina or proserpine hecate=trivia helios=sol gaia=terra rhea=ops leto=latona pan=faunus eros=amor or cupid amphitrite=salacia askelpios=aesculapius cronus=saturn eilithya=lucina eos=aurora eris=discordia hypnos=somnus nike=victoria selene=diana? tyche=fortuna hebe=juventas nyx=nox uranus=caelus
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Why were planets given the names of greek and roman gods?
Well actually, only some of the Roman Gods and Goddesses were named after planets. No one in this present day actually knows why.
Why is it that all the planets in the solar system are having their names and where it came from?
Good question, all the planets' names except earth were named after roman gods and goddesses. Venus is named after the roman goddess of love, Neptune the roman god of water. Saturn the roman god of farming, Mars the roman god of war, Jupiter the ruler of all the roman gods. Uranus however was named after the Greek God (roman and greek mythology is different) of the sky. Even Pluto now not a planet was named after the roman god of the underworld or dead.
Which culture named the constellations?
The constellations are named from Greek, Roman, and Middle Eastern cultures. The names were derived from their animals, gods, goddesses, and the characters of their stories.
Where does the elements get their names?
Elements got their names from their latin names,greek gods,or from the names of the persons who discovered them.
Greek or Roman name of Jupiter?
Jupiter is the Roman equivalent to Zeus. Jupiter is the Roman God of Gods.
What are greek gods roman names?
His Roman name was Mars.
How are roman gods related to greek gods?
Roman gods and goddesses are pretty much the same, they just have different names.
Why are there 2 names for Ancient Greece gods?
The Greek gods have 2 names because they are known in both Greek AND Roman mythology, only in differant names.
How were Roman and Greek religious practices similar?
The Romans based their gods on the Greek gods and only changed the names.
How is the Roman god Pluto different from the Greek god Hades?
there is no difference just Pluto is roman because greek gods turned in to roman gods and changed names.
What is the mythology behinde the giants in greek and roman mythology?
most giant and monsters in Greek and roman mythology are just things the gods created and then discarded.
Where roman god after greek gods?
Yes they were named after Greek gods. They are the same gods same power but different names. The most important gods are named after planets
Why many gods have both Greek and Roman names?
Greek mythology came first. Then the Romans came. They admired the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and copied. The Roman gods and goddesses and more disciplined and war-like. Because Greek and Roman mythology things can't have the same name, Romans changed the names.
How did Pluto get to become a roman god?
The Romans adopted the the Greek gods as their own, giving them new names. Pluto's Greek name is Hades. Roman astronomers later gave the planets the names of their gods and goddesses.
Are the Greece gods different from the Romans gods?
No, the Greek gods and Roman gods are very similar, but they have different names and slightly different attributes. Many of the Roman gods were influenced by Greek mythology, with the Romans adopting and adapting the Greek gods to fit their own cultural beliefs.
Is Poseidon a Roman or a Greek god?
Poseidon was a Greek god, the god of the sea. His Roman counterpart is Neptune. Many of the Roman and Greek gods were similar deities, but their names were different.
How do the stars get their names?
The stars got there names from the roman gods names.Like Jupiter is Zues in greek mytholigy
