That was the practice in Roman times, for the 5 planets visible to the naked eye: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Later, European astronomers adopted these as a common reference. It also set a precedent for naming Uranus (for Greek god Ouranos), Neptune (Roman god of the sea), and Pluto (Roman god of the underworld) when these planets were discovered.
The planets are named after the Roman Gods.
Some of the planets were named after greek or roman gods.
Indeed. They were named after Roman and Greek gods.
the planets were named after roman gods
the planets were named after the roman gods. Venus was named after roman goddess's.
The planets are named after Roman gods. For example, Mercury is named after the Roman messenger god, Venus after the goddess of love and beauty, Mars after the god of war, Jupiter after the king of the gods, Saturn after the god of agriculture, Uranus after the god of the sky, and Neptune after the god of the sea.
All planets in our solar system, with the exception of earth.
Most of the solar system's planets are named after Roman gods or goddesses. For example, Mercury is named after the Roman messenger god, Venus after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, and Mars after the Roman god of war.
The planets in our solar system are named after Roman gods and goddesses. For example, Mercury is named after the messenger god, Venus after the goddess of love and beauty, Mars after the god of war, Jupiter after the king of the gods, and so on.
No gods are named after planets. But the planets are named after Roman gods.
All the planets in our solar system are named after Roman gods.
Actually all planets are named after roman gods and so are many constellations. But the exception to this is earth because in Rome they referred to earth as the mother and she was called Terra.