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Why was the name Mercury chosen?
The planets are named after ancient Roman ad Greek Gods - Mercury was the messenger of the Gods.
Where does Mercurys name come from?
Mercury is the name of the roman gods messenger
Who is the male messenger of the gods?
His Greek name was Hermes, his Roman name was Mercury
What is mercury's greek mythology name?
Hermes the messenger of the gods
Who named Mercury and why did they choose the name Mercury?
Mercury was named by astronomers in 4th century BCE. The name comes from the Roman god Mercury, who was the messenger god and the fastest of the gods.
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 planet is the messenger for roman gods?
Well the Greek messenger of the Gods is Hermes, but the Roman name is Mercury.
What roman god or goddess was mercury named after?
Mercury was the real name of the god Mercury and it was never changed. He was a Roman god. At one point of their history the Romans associated their gods to the Greek gods. The Greek equivalent of Mercury was Hermes.
What was the messenger of the Greek Gods?
Hermes was the Greek messenger god. His Roman name was Mercury.
What is hermis name?
Hermes role as messenger of the Greek gods was recreated by the Romans as Mercury.
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).
Another name for Jupiter would be Mercury?
No. The planets of our solar system are names after individual mythological gods. Mercury the innermost planet is names after the god Mercury (aka Hermes) the messenger of the gods, while Jupiter the 5th and largest planet is named after Jupiter (aka Zeus) the king of the gods. JOVE is another name for Jupiter
