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The planet named after the Greek god who personified the sky is Uranus. In Greek mythology, Uranus was the primordial deity representing the sky and heavens. The planet was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel and was later named Uranus to maintain the tradition of naming planets after mythological figures.
The planet Uranus was named for the primordial god who personified the sky.
It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus
He is a mythological god of the sky in greek mythology
Uranus is the Greek god of the sky. Uranus is also the only planet named after a Greek deity (excluding Earth), all the others are Roman
Zeus is a figure in Greek mythology, not a real god like those worshipped in modern religions. He was the king of the gods in Greek mythology and was associated with lightning, thunder, and the sky. Today, Zeus is considered a mythological figure rather than a deity worshipped by people.
Uranus is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus, the father of Cronus (Saturn) and grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter).
William Herschel was going to name the planet Georgium Sidu (George's Star). But Johann Elert Bode decided to name it Uranus the Latinized version of the greek god of the sky Ouranus. He argued for it to be named after the father of Saturn. Finally it was switched from Georgium Sidus to Uranus.Uranus comes from the name of the mythological Greek god of the sky.
Ouranos is the Greek word for Sky. It was later used for the Planet Uranus.
It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus the father of Kronos (Saturn) and grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter). See link for more information
Uranus was the Roman god of the sky. (Rome, unlike Greece, had a chief god and a god of the sky)(edit) The Roman god of the sky is Jupiter... Uranus is named after the Greek god of the sky.Source= High school history andhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UranusIt is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus (Greek Mythology).Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus