The Roman god Mercury was the wing-footed messenger of the gods. The element mercury, or "quicksilver", is a liquid at room temperature. The planet Mercury was named for the Roman god, because it went quickly around the Sun in its orbit. toatlly
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The Greek God Hermes was the messenger of the Gods. He was the son of Zeus and Maia. The Romans later renamed him Mercury and the planet was named after him.
Named after the planet Mercury. Mercury's chemical symbol comes from the Greek word hydrargyrum, which means "liquid silver."
Mercury is actually a god, the Roman equivalent of Hermes. He is the Messenger God as well as the God of tricksters and thieves.
Mercury is named for hermes, Mercury is hermes roman name
the planet Mercury is named after the god... Mercury!
The planet Mercury was named after the fast-footed Roman messenger of the gods, Mercury.
Mercury is not named after Apollo; it is actually named after the Roman god of mythology Mercury, who was the messenger of the gods. In Greek mythology, Mercury was known as Hermes.
Yes, the planet Mercury was named after the god Mercury. Mercury's other names are Thoth and Hermes (pronounced Her-meez).it wasn't named after a god it was named after a messenger when he found the planet in the sky so he named it mercury.
mercury was named by the Romans after a messenger god.
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the planet mercury was named after the roman god mercury because it's the planet that rotates the sun the fastest than any other planet. they named it mercury because the roman god mercury was really fast because he sent messages for other gods.
It was named after the Roman god Mercury.
The Roman god Mercury.
Mercury is named after Mercury, the mythical Roman winged messenger and escort od dead souls to the underworld. It was named for the fast Mercury because it is the fastest moving planet.
None. Although Mercury, Uranium and Plutonium might seem to be named after planets they were not. They were named after ancient deities.