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Why did the ford company name their car mercury was it for the greek god the messenger and of travel?
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Is there a connection between mercury the car company and the mercury god?
Yes! The car company Mercury a division of Ford was named after Mercury who was the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology.
In roman mythology who was the messenger of the gods?
Commonly, Jove or Jupiter's son Mercury (aka Hermes in Greek myth) was known to be a messenger for the gods. He was also the god of thievery and a variety of other things, including travel.
What was the messenger of the Greek Gods?
Hermes was the Greek messenger god. His Roman name was Mercury.
Who is the Roman god of messages?
Mercurius (Mercury) was the Roman messenger of the gods.
Who is the messanger of the gods?
The Greek god of messages is Mercury. Mercury had winged shoes so that he could deliver messages quickly. The planet was named after him because it takes the shortest amount of time to travel around the sun, only 88 earth days. Mercury is a Roman god. The Greek god that he was modeled after was Hermes.
What is the Greek name for Mercury the messenger god?
His Greek name was Hermes.
The Roman god Mercury was which god in Greek mythology?
Mercury was Hermes in Greek mythology. Hermes/Mercury was the messenger god.
What planet is named after the messenger of the Greek Gods?
Mercury
How did Mercury get her name?
Mercury was the winged messenger for the Greek God Zeus, and he was a male.
Roman messenger god?
Mercury was the Roman messenger god, the same as the Greek Hermes.
What God is the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology?
Hermes was the Greek messenger god. His Roman name was Mercury.
What is mercury's greek mythology name?
Hermes the messenger of the gods
