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Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty.
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Where did planet Venus get its name?
The planet Venus got its name from the Greek goddess.
What planet is called the love planet in space?
The planet of love is Venus because Venus is the name of the Greek God of love.
Where does planet Venus get its name?
from the greek god zeus
What is the Greek and roman name for the god of love?
The Greek name is Aphrodite (APH-ro-DITE-ee) and the Roman name is Venus (the namesake of the planet).
What planet share's it name with the roman god of love?
Venus (the planet) Venus (Roman god of love) Aphrodite (Greek god of love)
What does Greek astronomers have to say about Venus?
Well Venus is the Roman word for the Greek goddess Aphrodite. I think they would have liked it if Aphrodite was the name for a lovely planet instead of Venus.
What name for the Roman equivalent of Aphrodite the Greek goddess of love and beauty is also the name of a planet?
Venus is the name of the Roman goddess of love and beauty and of the second planet from the Sun.Specifically, Venus is considered the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite and of the Babylonian goddess Ishtar. It is thought that the planet is named after her in part because of the bright beauty of the goddess and of the planet in the night skies. Scholars suggest that the Latin name Venus comes from the word for "love, sexual desire" and that the Greek name comes from the word for "foam" in reference to the goddess' foamy sea birth.
What god is venus named after?
The Roman goddess of love. Her Greek name is Aphrodite.
Synonyms for Venus?
Venus is a planet. There aren't really any synomyms for it. But, Venus is the Roman name for the goddess of love and beauty, while Aphrodite is the Greek name for the goddess of love and beauty.
What is planet Venus's?
The planet Venus is the second closest planet to the sun. It is named after the goddess of love from Greek mythology. It is not inhabitable.
What is the roman name of the planet venus?
The goddess, "Venus" was a Roman entity. There originally was no equal goddess in Greek mythology, though one goddess whose attributes overlapped those of Venus was Aphrodite (aff-roe-DYE-tee). Somewhere along the line of history, the attributes of Aphrodite were added to those of Venus, and after that the two goddesses were thought of as being identical. So, we can safely say that the Greek name for the Planet Venus is Planet Aphrodite.
What was the Greek name of the son of Venus?
The Greek name of Venus is Athena.
