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What greek god was named after Mercury?
The Greek God Hermes was the messenger of the Gods. He was the son of Zeus and Maia. The Romans later renamed him Mercury and the planet was named after him.
What roman god or goddess was mercury named after?
Mercury was the real name of the god Mercury and it was never changed. He was a Roman god. At one point of their history the Romans associated their gods to the Greek gods. The Greek equivalent of Mercury was Hermes.
How was mercury named by other civilizations?
mercury was named by the Romans after a messenger god.
Where does 'planet Mercury' got its name?
i think it was the Romans that named it after their god Mercury who was the god of thievery, commerce and travel.
What is Hermes the god roman name?
The Romans associated Greek god Hermes with Mercury.
Is Hermes a greek or Roman god?
Greek. Romans compared him to their Mercury.
What special meaning did the Anubis have for the Romans?
He was equated with the Roman god Mercury.
When was Mercury named after the Roman god?
The Romans named the planet Mercury in ancient times, and later Europeans adopted it. The messenger god Mercury was the Roman form of the earlier Greek god Hermes.
Why is Mercury named after the god?
The planet Mercury moved faster than the other planets so the Romans named it after the god, Mercury, who was famous for his swiftness in delivering messages.
How Mercury got it names?
The English name for the planet comes from the Romans, who named it after the Roman god Mercury, which they equated with the Greek god Hermes.
Who was the son god for Greeks and Romans?
Helios for the Greeks.Sol for the Romans.Apollo was the Greek god of light.
Greek name of mercury?
Roman God ; Mercury Classical Greek God ; Hermes
