Jupiter was named after Zeus. Jupiter is the Roman name of the king of the gods.
There is no planet named after the Greek god Zeus. However, Zeus's roman form is Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun.
Well the god name in Greek is Zeus I don't know why I think it was that Zeus meant something about power.
Really there isn't a connection to the physical planet Jupiter. However, the almost identical Zeus to the Romans was named Jupiter. So no connection (at least on the greek end) to the physical planet.
The Roman god Jupiter, supreme god of the sky (otherwise known as Greek god Zeus).
Jupiter was named after Zeus. Jupiter is the Roman name of the king of the gods.
Jupiter
Zeus Zeus
There is no planet named after the Greek god Zeus. However, Zeus's roman form is Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun.
It wasn't the planet Jupiter was named after the great Zeus
Jupiter
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.
Jupiter is the Roman name for the Greek god Zeus. It was named Jupiter because it is the largest and it commands the sky. Named after Zeus because he was the king of the Gods.
Jupiter is named for the Roman god Jupiter, which is identified with the Greek god Zeus.
Zeus
It was named after Europa, daughter of the king of Tyre, who became one of Zeus' lovers. (Zeus is the same god a Jupiter).
In Roman mythology, there is a god of the sky named Jupiter. His greek equivalent would be Zeus, but there isn't a planet named Zeus. Instead there is the gas giant called Jupiter.