Many of Earth's Solar System's planets were named after Mythological gods and goddesses. Planet Jupiter is named after the Roman Mythological "head god", Jupiter. In Greek Mythology this same leader of the gods was called Zeus.
Prior to that, in Babylonian times, the planet was believed to have been their god Marduk.
Planet Jupiter was known long before many of our other planets were, because it is visible without the aid of telescopes in the evenings, and ancient civilizations could sometimes even see it during the day, when Earth was in a certain position.
The four moons of Jupiter were also named after Roman Mythological entities. All were named for Jupiter's lovers: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
The Romans named it after one of their gods - Jupiter
Jupiter was named after a Greek god called Jupiter.
Yes. Jupiter (the name itself) was named after a Roman god. The Greeks called him Zeus. The name of there head god and they named him because Jupiter is the largest planet.
Jupiter is named for the ancient Roman god Jupiter, or Jove, king of the gods.
Jupiter is named after the Roman King of gods, Jupiter, A.K.A. the Greek god Zeus.
Jupiter has been named that since ancient times.
The planet Jupiter was named after the Roman God of Thunder and lightening..
No, Jupiter is the Roman god and Zeus is the Greek version. The planet Jupiter is named Jupiter (Zeus) because Jupiter's strong magnetic field traps particles from the sun. The god Jupiter is said to be surrounded by very powerful radiation belts which would kill anyone who tried to enter them. It is also named after Zeus because Jupiter is the biggest planet.
It is named after the Roman god named Jupiter.
It was named after the king of the gods.
Jupiter was named after the king of Roman gods. This god was called Jupiter.
The planet Jupiter is named after Jupiter, the King of the Gods in the Roman Pantheon.
Jupiter is named after one of the greek gods he was Jupiter the god of war .
The planet Jupiter was named after the king of the gods in the Roman pantheon, Jupiter.
There are 50 moons named in Jupiter.
The Romans named the planet after the Roman god Jupiter.
Jupiter is named for the ancient Roman god Jupiter, or Jove, king of the gods.
Jupiter is named after the Roman King of gods, Jupiter, A.K.A. the Greek god Zeus.
Jupiter was named after Zeus. Jupiter is the Roman name of the king of the gods.
Jupiter is named for the Roman god Jupiter, which is identified with the Greek god Zeus.