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The planet Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturnus, who was equated to the Greek god Kronos (the father of Zeus), the Babylonian Ninurta and to the Hindu Shani. Saturn's symbol represents the god's sickle.

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Saturn is the Roman God of agriculture. It's astronomical symbol is God's sickle

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it got its name from the Greek god of agriculture

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The planet Saturn was named after the Roman god Saturn, or Saturnus, who was the god of agriculture and considered to have been the father of the Jupiter, king of the gods.

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Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturnus.

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The name "Saturn" comes from the Roman name (Saturnus) for the Greek titan Kronos (aka Cronus, father of Zeus). To the Romans, Saturnus was the god of agriculture, justice, and strength.

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Saturn gets its name from the Roman god Saturn. God of agriculture.

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