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Cronus (in Greek Κρόνος), the Titan who was the father of Zeus, is the Greek god Saturn.
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Where does saturns name come from?
Saturn is named after the Roman god of agriculture and is taken after the Greek god Cronus. The day Saturday is named for Saturn as well.
Where did Saturns name come from?
The planet Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturnus, who was equated to the Greek god Kronos (the father of Zeus), the Babylonian Ninurta and to the Hindu Shani. Saturn's symbol represents the god's sickle.
Which roman god is Neptune named after?
The god is Neptune, king of the sea. But Neptune is not greek. The god of the sea in greek mythology is Poseidon. But Neptune it actually a roman god :P The Roman god Neptune is the same as the Greek god Poseidon, just with a different name. But the planet Neptune is named after the Roman version, not the Greek.
What does Saturns symbol mean?
All the planets are named after Roman gods (Mercury, Mars and so on). Saturn was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Kronos the Titan, who was the father of Zeus and his 5 brothers and sisters. The name Saturn is possibly from the Latin word for "to sow" as Saturn was the Roman god of agriculture amongst other things.
Roman god name for Neptune?
neptune is the roman god. the greek god is Poseidon.
Where does saturns name come from?
Saturn is named after the Roman god of agriculture and is taken after the Greek god Cronus. The day Saturday is named for Saturn as well.
Saturns Named after the roman god of?
Thunder
Saturns origin of name?
Named after the roman god of harvest.
Is the god Zeus a Roman or Greek god?
He is Greek god, but he does have a roman version Jupiter
Is Saturn a greek or Roman god?
Saturn is a Roman god not greek
What is one of saturns nicknames?
Saturnus other wise known as the Greek God of farming
Was Zeus a GREEK or ROMAN god?
Zeus was Greek. Jupiter was Roman.
Is Poseidon a Greek god or a Roman god?
Poseidon was the Greek god of the sea. His Roman counterpart was Neptune.
Who is the Greek and roman god of wine?
the greek god of wine was Dionysus the roman god of wine was Bacchus
Who was the god of the forge?
Do you mean Greek/Roman? I can answer that. The Greek god is Hephaestus and the Roman is Vulcan.
The god Mercury was he roman or greek?
The god Mercury was Roman. His Greek name was Hermes.
Is Hephaestus a Greek or roman god?
Hephaestus is a Greek god. His Roman name is Vulcan.
