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Indeed. They were named after Roman and Greek gods.

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How do your planets realte to the Roman Gods?

The planets are named after the Roman Gods.


What were the planets named after?

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


What is the planets name for?

the planets were named after roman gods


Why did the ancient Greeks name planets gods?

I think the Romans named the planets after their gods.


Which Greek goddesses and gods are named after planets?

No gods are named after planets. But the planets are named after Roman gods.


Are the planets named after gods?

Yes.


How many god or goddess were named after stars and planets?

You have that backwards. The planets were named for the gods.


What did Greeks and Romans name planets after?

They named the planets after their gods.


What ancient culture named the planets?

gods


What are the gas giant planets named after?

the gas planets are named after the greek gods and goddesses like Aries


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.


How many planets were named after the mythological god?

All of the planets (except Earth) were named for ancient gods. This practice is now enshrined in tradition, and any planets discovered in the future are to be named for gods and demigods. For example, the moon recently discovered around Pluto was named Charon.