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Mercury is named after the ROMAN god Mercurius (Mercury).

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Where roman god after greek gods?

Yes they were named after Greek gods. They are the same gods same power but different names. The most important gods are named after planets


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For one matter, Hercules is actually the Roman form of the Greek Heracles. He was named this for the same reason anything is named.


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Can two hurricanes be named the same thing?

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