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If you mean what are the Greek gods in planet names, or the Roman version of them then they are:
Zeus--Jupiter
Poseidon--Neptune
Hades--Pluto
Aphrodite--Venus
Ares--Mars
Hermes--Mercury
Kronos (Chronus)--Saturn (Kronos was not a god. He was a Titan.)
And the other roman versions of the gods were:
Artemis--Diana
Hephaestus--Vulcan
Apollo--Apollo
Hestia--Vesta
Athena--Minerva
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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
Where do the names of our planets come from?
They were named after 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
How did the all planets get its name?
they get their names from the greek Gods like Venus.
Which Greek goddesses and gods are named after planets?
No gods are named after planets. But the planets are named after Roman gods.
What are the gas giant planets named after?
the gas planets are named after the greek gods and goddesses like Aries
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.
What do the planets name represent?
Most of the planets are named after Greek and/or Roman gods.
How do you memorize the Greek gods and goddesses?
with some weird names like zeus=jupiter with some planets
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
Is roman greek gods an imagery?
Romans copied the Greek gods but changed their names and attitudes when they invaded Greece. They made the gods more aggressive and named most of them after the planets.
