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IN the night sky of the ancients, it didn't take long for them to realize that some of the stars didn't move in the night sky the same way as the others. Those "stars" were planets, and each of them (there were 5) were sacred to a different god or goddess.
The fastest moving planet was sacred to Hermes. The birghtest and most beautiful was sacred to Aphrodite. The one with the reddish tint was sacred to Ares. The bright planet that dominated the night sky was sacred to Zeus and the slowest and dimmest to his long deposed father Kronos. When the Romans learned Astronomy, they learned it in Greek, and they just applied their Latin names to the gods.
So, Hermes, Aphrodite, Ares, Zeus and Kronos became Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. When the other planets were discovered, they simply kept up with the same naming traditions.
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What planet is named after Zeus?
There is no planet named after the Greek god Zeus. However, Zeus's roman form is Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun.
What planet was the Greek God Zeus named after?
In Greek Mythology, Cronus was the father of Zeus. In Roman mythology Cronus was identified with Saturn.
Which Planet Is Named For The Greek God Zeus?
Jupiter
Which planet is named after the Greek god of the skies?
None. The Greek god of the skies was Zeus. Jupiter, however, is named after Zeus' Roman dopppelgänger.
Is anything named after the god Zeus?
The planet Jupiter is named after his Roman name
What planet is named after the roman god of agriculture?
Saturn is the planet that is named after the roman god of agriculture and Cornus (Zeus's father) is the Greek god
Which planet is named after the god of the sky?
In Roman mythology, there is a god of the sky named Jupiter. His greek equivalent would be Zeus, but there isn't a planet named Zeus. Instead there is the gas giant called Jupiter.
Who was planet Jupiter named after?
Greek god Zeus lord of the sky
Which planet was named after the king of the god?
None of them actually because all that I know of is named Zeus.
Who is named after jupiter?
The planet Jupiter is named after the Roman king of gods, Jupiter. Additionally, the element plutonium is named after the dwarf planet Pluto, which in turn was named after the Roman god of the underworld.
Is Jupiter named after a roman or greek God?
The planet Jupiter is named after the roman god Jupiter, the roman counterpart of the greek god Zeus.
How do you spell jupetier?
The planet name is Jupiter, named for the Roman god analogous to Zeus.
