Earth doesn't come from a Greek god, it actually comes from an old Dutch/German word Erde.
Uranus is the Greek god of the sky. Uranus is also the only planet named after a Greek deity (excluding Earth), all the others are Roman
Saturn is the planet that is named after the roman god of agriculture and Cornus (Zeus's father) is the Greek god
The Greek God Hermes was the messenger of the Gods. He was the son of Zeus and Maia. The Romans later renamed him Mercury and the planet was named after him.
The planet Mars was named after the Greek god of war,Mars, because of the red color of the planet. The red color represents blood. Your welcome.~Anonymous
Ouranos was the god, Uranus is his planet.
Uranus is the Greek god of the sky. Uranus is also the only planet named after a Greek deity (excluding Earth), all the others are Roman
No, Earth is the only planet not named after a Roman or Greek god or goddess; it is, instead, named after the the stuff we stand on: earth.
The Earth
All of them except for Earth.
The planet Uranus was named for a Greek god. Uranus was the oldest of the Greek gods.
There are plenty of things that are amazing about the Earth. It is the only planet with tectonic plates. The Earth is the only planet not named after a Greek God.
No, Earth is not the only planet not named after a god. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are also named after Roman gods. Only the Roman god Uranus differs from the Greek god pattern.
Earth is not named after a god, it was named after God when he built the earth.
The planet Uranus was named for the primordial god who personified the sky.
The Earth is the only planet not named after a Greek or Roman god.
Neptune was the Roman version of Poseidon so planet Neptune is named after it.
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.