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it is named after the roman god mecury
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Where do planet Mercury get its name from?
it got its name from the greek god Hermes who in roman latin is called mercury
Does Mercury have any other names then Mercury?
No, Mercury does not have any other name other than Mercury. Mercury is also called quicksilver.
What is Hermes' Roman?
Hermes was his Greek name. The Romans called him Mercury.
What is the chemical name for Mercury?
Its usually just called mercury. It's chemical symbol is Hg, which comes from the word hydrargyrum.its also called qiuck silver in common ................
Is the planet mercury and the element mercury the same thing?
No, the planet Mercury is just called Mercury. The element Mercury (Hg) is a chemical element and has nothing to do with the naming of the planet Mercury.
Where did mercury get its name from and what does it mean?
The symbol comes from Hydrargyrum, greek for water and silver, an older name for mercury. It is also called quick silver. It was renamed later for the Roman god, Mercury.
What is the name of a small plant?
the name of a small plant is cyslabia
Is a liquid metal originally called hydragyrum?
This is mercury, Hg. The chemical symbol reflects the old greek name which means silver water. Quite a pretty name I think.
When did Julius Caesar name the planet Mercury?
because the god mercury was fast and since the planet mercury was fast the name was perfect. The name of the god Mercury was the Roman name for the Greek god Hermes. It is doubtful if Julius Caesar named the planet as it had been called either Hermes or Mercury for hundreds of years before Caesar.
Freddy Mercury's real name?
Farrokh Bulsara is Freddie Mercury's real name. He had never had a middle name(Edit- His real name was always Farrokh, however in 1970 or 1971, he changed his last name to Mercury. If anyone had ever called him by his true name after then, it would have been "Farrokh Mercury". Freddie was a nickname given to him when he was very young.
What is the special name of Mercury?
Mercury is the messenger of the gods, and is often called that. It is also known to western culture as the ruler of Gemini and Virgo, and is also called the "winged messenger"
What was the name of the one man spacecraft?
The one man spacecraft was called the Mercury .
