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Is there another name for the planet Saturn?

No, Saturn was named after the Greek God Saturnus


What greek god was Saturn named after?

Saturn was named after the Roman god of agriculture


Where did Saturns name come from?

The planet Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturnus, who was equated to the Greek god Kronos (the father of Zeus), the Babylonian Ninurta and to the Hindu Shani. Saturn's symbol represents the god's sickle.


Why was Saturn named after Saturnus?

Saturn was named after the Roman god Saturnus, who was the god of agriculture and time. The planet Saturn is named after him because of its slower movement across the night sky compared to the other planets visible to the naked eye.


Saturn is named after?

The Roman god of agriculture, Saturnus.


Why is Saturn's mythological name kronos?

Saturn is named after the Roman God "Saturnus", however, the Romans also considered it the same as the Greek god Cronus (Kronos)


What is Saturn named for?

Saturn is named for Saturnus, a Roman god equated to the Greek Kronos (the Titan father of Zeus) the Babylonian Ninurta and to the Hindu Shani. Saturn's symbol represents the god's sickle (Unicode: ♄)


What planet was the roman god of agricuiture?

The planet Saturn was named after Saturnus, the Roman god of agriculture, libation, and time who is associated with the Greek god Kronos.


What is the orgin of the name of planet Saturn?

It was named after the Roman God Saturn (Saturnus in Latin)


What do June Saturdays have to do with Greek mythology?

The month of June is named after Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter. Saturday is named after Roman God Saturnus (Saturn).


What was the planet Saturn named after?

Saturn was named after the Roman god of agriculture. In Roman mythology Saturn was the father of Jupiter. Saturn is also named after the Roman god of time because it was the slowest planet that the Romans saw that orbited the sun, and god of time was very slow. -Kareena Kapoor wrote this... The god of time is Kronos by the way


Who name saturn?

The Romans were the first to give names to the brightest starts they saw in the sky. The name for the planet Saturn was taken from the god of the harvest by the name of Saturnus.