Mercury is the speedy messenger god. Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system, and is the closest to the sun.
The planet is named after the Roman god Mercury. He was very speedy and which is why he was a messenger for the gods. When the ancient astronomers found a planet which travelled rapidly across the skies, they named it after this speedy god.
That would be speedy Mercury, named for the winged messenger of the Gods.
The planet Jupiter is named after the king of the Roman gods.
The planet Mercury is named after the messenger god.
King of the gods
This would be the planet Mercury.
the planets were named after the roman gods. Venus was named after roman goddess's.
The planet Jupiter is named after Jupiter, the King of the Gods in the Roman Pantheon.
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roman names for gods