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The names they have are the Roman names. Even for the Earth (Terra--Latin for dirt or land) and the Moon (Luna--the Latin for the Greek goddess of the moon, Selene). They are the Roman Names for the same Gods that would be different in Greek, with the exception of Uranus, which is the Greek name, literally the sky, son and husband of Gaia (the Earth), and the father of the gods.
Greek Translations:
- Mercury = Hermes
- Venus = Aphrodite
- Mars = Ares
- Jupiter = Zeus
- Saturn = Chronos
- Neptune = Posiedon
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Are there roman names for all of the planets?
Yes.
What are planets names after?
mostly roman gods
What does Zeus and Poseidon and Hades and Hermes and Ares and Aphrodite have in common that relates to their Roman names?
They are all planets
Why was Pluto names after a roman god?
During the rule of the Roman empire, Roman astronomers named the planets after their gods and the names have stuck.
How did the 8 planets get there names?
The planets of the solar system are named after the Roman and Greek gods.
Why is it that all the planets in the solar system are having their names and where it came from?
Good question, all the planets' names except earth were named after roman gods and goddesses. Venus is named after the roman goddess of love, Neptune the roman god of water. Saturn the roman god of farming, Mars the roman god of war, Jupiter the ruler of all the roman gods. Uranus however was named after the Greek God (roman and greek mythology is different) of the sky. Even Pluto now not a planet was named after the roman god of the underworld or dead.
What do people notice about many of the Roman names for the Gods and Goddesses?
They are planets
How the 8 planets got their names?
The planets names are derived from Roman and Greek mythology,except for thr Earth which is Germanic and old English in orgin.
Where do the names of our planets come from?
They were named after gods.
The only planet whose english name does not derive from greek mythology?
All the planets names are from Roman mythology, not Greek.
Which of the eight planets was named from Greek mythology?
Venus, Mars, Neptune, Jupiter, Pluto (dwarf), Mercury, Sun (star), and Moon (moon). These were all the Roman equivalents for Greek gods. For example Hades' Roman name was Pluto. Additional answer: The planets Uranus and Saturn(us) also belong to this gang. In addition the moons of the planets have names from mythology.
Where did the eight planets of our solar system get their names?
With the exception of Earth, all the names of the major planets in our solar system come from the names of Roman gods and goddesses:Mercury is the messenger god.Venus is the goddess of love and affectionEarth comes from the Old English word for landMars is the god of warJupiter is the king of the gods, and god of the skySaturn is a roman god that represents dance, agriculture, justice and strengthUranus is the personification of the sky.Neptune is the god of the seaThe names of the dwarf planets come from Greek, Roman, Hawaiian and Rapa Nui mythology:Ceres - RomanPluto - RomanHaumea - HawaiianMakemake - Rapa NuiEris - Greek
