0
Why was Pluto named after the Roman and Greek god of the lower world?
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
All the planets visible to the naked eye have been associated with the gods since ancient times. After the invention of the telescope, when scientists began to find new planets they followed a tradition of also naming them after the gods. When Pluto was discovered, it was given the status of a planet, although it has since been reclassified as a dwarf planet. Since Pluto is so distant from the sun, it is a dark planet, receiving little light from the sun, so the scientists felt that the god of the underworld, Pluto, would be the most appropriate god to name the planet after.
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is Pluto named after something?
The dwarf planet, Pluto, was named for the Greek God of the underworld.
Is Pluto named after Hades?
Pluto is the Roman equivalent of Hades, and was created afterwards. Pluto the planet, was named after Pluto the Roman god. Not hades the Greek god.
Which greek god was Pluto named after?
Pluto is the Roman version of Hades
Why was Pluto named for the roman god of the dead?
Pluto was the Roman name of the Greek god Hades, and Hades was the coldest and darkest; as is Pluto.
Why is Pluto was named for the Roman god of the dead?
Pluto is the Roman name for the Greek God of the Underword and the Dead; Hades.
Is Pluto named after a greek god?
it is named after the (ancient) Roman god of the underworld
How was planet Pluto named is ther a myth or legened?
Pluto is named after the roman name for the greek god Hades.
What element is named after the dwarf planet Pluto?
Pluto was named after the Greek and Roman God of the lower world. (Roman name: Pluto; Greek name: Hades)Clyde William Tombaugh (February 4, 1906- January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930.
What planet was named after the lower world?
Pluto , after the Roman god of the underworld .
What is Plutos orgin of name?
Pluto was named for the Roman god of the dead. His counterpart in Greek myth is Hades.
What was the planet Pluto named after?
Pluto - the Roman god of the underworld. - All planets are named after Roman/Greek gods by convention, but please note that Pluto is now no longer a planet it has been re-designated as a dwarf planet (There are now only 8 planets not 9 because of this)
Who was named after the planet Pluto?
the Roman god of death Pluto
