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The planets are named after the Roman Gods.

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What is the planets name for?

the planets were named after roman gods


What were the planets named after?

Some of the planets were named after greek or roman gods.


What are planets names after?

mostly roman gods


Were the planets named after gods?

Indeed. They were named after Roman and Greek gods.


What planets are named from roman gods?

All planets in our solar system, with the exception of earth.


What type of gods are the planets named after?

The planets are named after Roman gods. For example, Mercury is named after the Roman messenger god, Venus after the goddess of love and beauty, Mars after the god of war, Jupiter after the king of the gods, Saturn after the god of agriculture, Uranus after the god of the sky, and Neptune after the god of the sea.


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


Solar System where did the planets get their name?

From Roman gods and goddesses


How did your planet get named?

the planets were named after the roman gods. Venus was named after roman goddess's.


How did Mars get that name?

all the planets are named after the roman gods.....mars is the roman god of war


Are most planets named after roman gods?

Actually all planets are named after roman gods and so are many constellations. But the exception to this is earth because in Rome they referred to earth as the mother and she was called Terra.


Why does the solar system have 8 planets?

Cause there were 8 roman gods