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Later when the religion went to Rome they called the gods differently. For example Hades god of the under world was called Pluto ,and Poseidon was called Neptune
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Which Greek goddesses and gods are named after planets?
No gods are named after planets. But the planets are named after Roman gods.
What do the planets name represent?
Most of the planets are named after Greek and/or Roman gods.
How did the 8 planets get there names?
The planets of the solar system are named after the Roman and Greek gods.
What are most of the solar system's planets named for?
most of them were named after greek gods
Why do Greek Roman forms have planet names?
All of the planets as far away as Saturn were visible to the Ancients with the naked eye. They knew that they were different than the other stars and made them sacred to specific gods. Thats why they were named after those gods. When they later discovered more planets, they kept with the tradition of naming them after Roman gods. The only exception is Uranus, which only has a Greek name.
Which Greek goddesses and gods are named after planets?
No gods are named after planets. But the planets are named after Roman gods.
What were the planets named after?
Some of the planets were named after greek or roman gods.
Were the planets named after gods?
Indeed. They were named after Roman and Greek gods.
Why are the gods in Greek mythology tied to the planets?
The gods in Greek mythology are not tied to the planets. The Greek gods were renamed by the Romans and after the discovery of different planets, these such planets were named after these "Roman God's" Ex: Roman-Pluto Greek-Hades
What do the planets name represent?
Most of the planets are named after Greek and/or Roman gods.
How are Greek gods similar to Greek people?
both are greek
How did the 8 planets get there names?
The planets of the solar system are named after the Roman and Greek gods.
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 do people name planets after gods?
that was the way the Romans named their version of the Greek gods/goddess
Did Egyptians worship greek gods?
Egyptians worshipped their own gods, Egyptian gods.They weren't Greek, but their gods were similar
How did the all planets get its name?
they get their names from the greek Gods like Venus.
What are the gas giant planets named after?
the gas planets are named after the greek gods and goddesses like Aries
