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Saturn was named after the Roman god of agriculture
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoSaturnus
The planet Saturn was named after the god Saturnus, the Roman version of the Greek god Kronos.
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∙ 13y agoThe planet is named after the Roman God Saturn, who is Cronos in Greek Mythology.
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∙ 13y agoThe planet Saturn was named after a god that was also called Saturn.
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∙ 14y agoKronos father of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia, and Demeter
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∙ 14y agoThe Roman god Saturn was named Kronos, but he wasn't actually a god. He was the father of the gods, making him a titan.
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∙ 12y agoYou have it backwards. The planet was named after the god Saturnus, and before him, the Greeks made the planet sacred to Kronos (the Greek counterpart to the Roman Saturnus).
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∙ 12y agoSaturn was a major Roman god presiding over agriculture and harvest time. In the Greek culture, this god is known as Cronus.
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What does Saturn means?
Saturn was named after the roman god of agriculture.
Why was the sixth planet named after the Greek god Kronos?
It wasn't it was named after Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture and harvest, Saturn is identified with Kronos father of Zeus.
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.
What god is Uranus named after?
It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus the father of Kronos (Saturn) and grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter). See link for more information
Why was Saturn given its name?
Saturn got its name for the Roman god Saturn (Who was basically the same as the Greek Titan Cronus) lord of time. The name was picked because Saturn had the slowest revelation around The sun of any other planet.
Who is the Greek God named Saturn?
The Greek god Cronus was named Saturn(us) in Rome.
Why is cronus the greek god of Saturn?
Cronus is not the greek god of Saturn, Saturn is his Roman name. As for why the Romans named him Saturn, I don't know.
What does the Saturn planet mean?
Saturn is named after the Greek god of agriculture.
What is the Greek or Roman God Saturn is named for?
the roman god of agriculture
What does Saturn means?
Saturn was named after the roman god of agriculture.
Is there another name for the planet Saturn?
No, Saturn was named after the Greek God Saturnus
What planet is named after the roman god of agriculture?
Saturn is the planet that is named after the roman god of agriculture and Cornus (Zeus's father) is the Greek god
What was the planet Saturn named after?
Saturn was named after the Roman god of agriculture. In Roman mythology Saturn was the father of Jupiter. Saturn is also named after the Roman god of time because it was the slowest planet that the Romans saw that orbited the sun, and god of time was very slow. -Kareena Kapoor wrote this... The god of time is Kronos by the way
Who named Saturn and why?
The romans named it, it was named after the roman god of agriculture.
Why was the sixth planet named after the Greek god Kronos?
It wasn't it was named after Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture and harvest, Saturn is identified with Kronos father of Zeus.
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.
Why is Saturn named after the Greek god Saturnus?
no one knows why but scientests beleve that it was named after zues
