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You have it the wrong way around. The Greeks named Sunday after Helios. The Romans did the same and named it after Sol, the Roman counterpart to Helios. Later the Germans did the same thing and named it after Sunna, their goddess of the Sun.
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What day is named for the sun?
the sun is named after walterzoiz the roman god
What is the sun's nickname?
The sun's nickame is Helios named by the ancient greeks. The name Helios is from the god named Helios.
What is the nickname of the planet Sun?
The sun's nickame is Helios named by the ancient greeks. The name Helios is from the god named Helios. my answer is from a text book :() ha
A very light inert gas named after the Greek god of the sun?
Helium. named after Helios
Why is helium named after the Greek sun god Helios?
In the story of the Crucible, Helios was accused of sorcery. When he was about to be killed, magically began to fly. And that's why helium is named after Helios
What is helium named after?
The greek god Helios.
What element is named after the Greek sun god?
Helios.
Which element was named after the sun?
Helium. (Helios = the sun)
Why was helium named after Helios the sun god?
Because helium was first discovered in spectral lines from the sun it was named after the Greek god of the sun Helios. Also it was known that it could defy gravity for example, balloons.
What celestial body is helium named after?
Helios, the Greek work for our sun.
Periodic element that means burn?
Helium was named after the sun Helios.
What was cleopatras twin girl and boy named?
Cleopatra Selene and Alexander Helios
