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∙ 13y agoI'm pretty sure Neptune's Greek equivalent was posiedon, God of the sea.
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∙ 14y agoPoseidon (Greek: Ποσειδών)
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∙ 12y agoKronos. The titan who overthhrown his father, Uranus, the FIRST god of the sky
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∙ 12y agoThe greek name for Pluto would be Hades.
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∙ 13y agoOuranos is what the Greeks called it.
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Why is mercury named after the greek god Hermes?
Because the planet Mercury moves the fastest, and Hermes moved quickly. Hermes's Roman name is Mercury.
Name of an element and the closest planet to the sun?
mercury
Why did the planet Mercury get the nicknameThe Swift Planet?
Because it has the shortest year, as it is the closest planet to the sun.
What planet is similar to Luna?
how is mercury like luna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is Hermes really Mercury?
Yes- Hermes is the Greek name of the Roman god Mercury.
Why scientists have name this planet as Mercury?
Scientist did not name Mercury, Roman/ Greek Gods did. They named it Mercury because it was the fastest moving planet out of all Planets.
What is Mercury's name?
The name of the Roman god Mercury is Mercury (!). His name has been given to a metal and a planet. His Greek equivalent was Hermes.
Where do planet Mercury get its name from?
it got its name from the greek god Hermes who in roman latin is called mercury
Why did they name Hermes mercury after the first planet?
Actually, the planet was named after the Roman version of the Greek god Hermes, which was Mercury.
Where does the name of the planet of Mercury come from?
The name of the Roman god Mercury, who's Hermes in Greek mythology. Mercury was known as the messenger :)
Why was Mercury given this name?
The planet Mercury moves rapidly across the sky. The Greek God Mercury moved rapidly because he was the messenger of the Gods. The one suggested the other so the planet was given the name of the Greek God.
What is the name after mercury planet?
The planet Mercury was named after the Greek god Hermes. Mercury is his Roman name. A Latin god - the messenger (i.e. the swift one).
When did Julius Caesar name the planet Mercury?
because the god mercury was fast and since the planet mercury was fast the name was perfect. The name of the god Mercury was the Roman name for the Greek god Hermes. It is doubtful if Julius Caesar named the planet as it had been called either Hermes or Mercury for hundreds of years before Caesar.
Why is mercury named after the greek god Hermes?
Because the planet Mercury moves the fastest, and Hermes moved quickly. Hermes's Roman name is Mercury.
What is the origin of the name Mercury?
Named after the planet Mercury. Mercury's chemical symbol comes from the Greek word hydrargyrum, which means "liquid silver."
What is a Greek name for mercury?
The Greek name for Mercury is Hermes
How Mercury got it names?
The English name for the planet comes from the Romans, who named it after the Roman god Mercury, which they equated with the Greek god Hermes.
