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Neptune is named that because Neptune is the god of the sea and the sea is blue. Neptune is also blue.
Comment: That can't be the answer though, because they didn't know that the
planet was blue at the time it was named.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause Neptune is Posidens name in Roman
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What mythological god was Neptune named for?
The planet Neptune was named for the Roman god Neptune.
Why is Neptune named after the planet Neptune?
The Planet Neptune was re-named by the Romans for the Roman Sea God, Neptune, in the tradition of the Greeks.
Was Neptune named after the god Neptune?
Neptune is named after Neptune, the Roman god of water and the sea, the brother of Jupiter and Pluto. Neptune's equivalent in Greek mythology is Poseidon. Neptune was named after a sea god because the planet looked like a big blue ocean.
Is planet Neptune named after a Goddess?
No. Planet Neptune is named after a God, not a Goddess. Neptune gets its name from the Roman God of the Deep Sea, Neptune.
Who the beep was Neptune named after?
It was named after the Roman God of the seas Neptune
Is neptunium named after Neptune?
Yes, neptunium is named after the planet Neptune.
What day is Neptune named after?
Neptune is not named after a day. It is named after the Roman god of the sea.
Why did they call the planet Neptune Neptune?
Neptune is a planet that looks like it is covered with water. They named it Neptune after the ancient god of water Neptune.
Is Neptune named after a Greek god or goddess?
Neither. Neptune is named after the Roman god of the sea, also called Neptune.
What Roman god is the planet Neptune named after?
The planet Neptune is named after the Roman god Neptune, the god of the sea. Neptune is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Poseidon.
What are some things that are named after Neptune?
Well in spongebob , there is a king named Neptune.
Why was neptunium named after Neptune?
The planet Neptune is named after a Roman god named Neptune... The chemical element neptunium is in the periodic table after uranium; also the planet Neptune is after Uranus in the Solar system - it is an analogy.
