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Poseidon's Roman name is Neptune. So the 8th planet from the sun is named after Poseidon.
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What Roman god is the planet Neptune named after?
The planet Neptune is named after the Roman god Neptune, the god of the sea. Neptune is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Poseidon.
What object in the solar system is named after the roman god of the sea?
The planet Neptune is named for the Roman God of the Sea, the equivalent of the Greek Poseidon.
Is the eighth planet named after the Roman sea god?
Yes. Neptune is the name of the Roman god of the sea. His Greek equivalent was Poseidon.
Which planet was named for the Greek god of the sea?
The planet Neptune was named for the Roman god of water and the seas.In the original Greek language, from whence this Roman god was taken, his name was Poisedon.
Was Neptune named after the god Neptune?
Neptune is named after Neptune, the Roman god of water and the sea, the brother of Jupiter and Pluto. Neptune's equivalent in Greek mythology is Poseidon. Neptune was named after a sea god because the planet looked like a big blue ocean.
What planet is named after the Greek god Poseidon?
Neptune was the Roman version of Poseidon so planet Neptune is named after it.
What planet is named after Poseidon?
Neptune
If the planets are named after the Greek and Roman gods is there a planet named Poseidon?
the Greeks called poseidon" poseidon'' and the Romans called poseidon "neptune".
Is poseidon named after a planet?
Neptune is named after the Roman god whom the Romans identified with Poseidon.
What does the planet Neptune's symbol mean?
it symbolizes poseidon because neptune is named after poseidon
What is Poseidon's Greek and Latin name?
In Roman Mythology Poseidon was named Neptune.This is the origin of The Planet Neptune's name.
Was Poseidon named after Neptune or was Neptune named after Poseidon?
Poseidon was named before Neptune. Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea and was worshipped by ancient Greeks. The planet Neptune was discovered much later, in 1846, and was named after the Roman god of the sea, Neptune, who is equivalent to Poseidon in Greek mythology.
What Roman god is the planet Neptune named after?
The planet Neptune is named after the Roman god Neptune, the god of the sea. Neptune is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Poseidon.
What planet was named after the Roman god of the sea?
well his greek name is Poseidon and his roman name is Neptune...
What object in the solar system is named after the roman god of the sea?
The planet Neptune is named for the Roman God of the Sea, the equivalent of the Greek Poseidon.
What moon was named after Poseidon?
Neptune was named after Poseidon
What planet is named for the roman sea god and has many moons?
The planet is Neptune, the Roman name for Poseidon.
