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They are named after Roman Gods. Reason; the ancients saw them in the night sky , and gave reason for their functions. Being in the sky , and like Gods, they could not be touched.
Mercury ; The messenger
Venus ; the beautiful woman
Earth is a modern name for 'Terrestium)
Mars ; the strong man
Jupiter ; the Roman name for Zeus (Greek ; God of Gods)
Saturn ; The god of labour and work
Uranus ; The God of the Sky (Greek)
Neptune ; The God of the Sea and Oceans.
Pluto ; God of the Underworld (Hades ' Classical Greek)
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∙ 12y agoplanets are named after the roman names for gods ex. Jupiter is the roman name for Zeus the god of gods
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Which Greek goddesses and gods are named after planets?
No gods are named after planets. But the planets are named after Roman gods.
Who are the planets of the solar suystem named after?
All of the planets, except the Earth, are named after mythical Roman gods.
What do the planets name represent?
Most of the planets are named after Greek and/or Roman gods.
How did the 8 planets get there names?
The planets of the solar system are named after the Roman and Greek gods.
What are most of the solar system's planets named for?
most of them were named after greek gods
Which Greek goddesses and gods are named after planets?
No gods are named after planets. But the planets are named after Roman gods.
What were the planets named after?
Some of the planets were named after greek or roman gods.
What type of gods are the planets named after?
All planets are named after Roman Gods
How many god or goddess were named after stars and planets?
You have that backwards. The planets were named for the gods.
How do planets get greek names?
planets were named as discovered, so when the Greeks found them the were named with greek,
What is the planets name for?
the planets were named after roman gods
How many planets are that there are named?
In our solar system there are 8 true planets and hundreds of dwarf planets, in other solar systems around 404 planets have been named.
Who are the planets of the solar suystem named after?
All of the planets, except the Earth, are named after mythical Roman gods.
What are the gas giant planets named after?
the gas planets are named after the greek gods and goddesses like Aries
How many unnamed planets are there?
i think there are about 1000000000000000 planets not named
What did Greeks and Romans name planets after?
They named the planets after their gods.
What are the solar system's planets named for?
Most of our planets are named from greek gods except earth, Saturn and uranus.
