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Mercury - Greek = Hermes, the messenger of the gods - older name was Stilbon, the gleaming
Venus - Greek = Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, older name was Phosphoros, bringer of light
Earth - Greek = Gaia, mother earth
Mars - Greek = Ares, the God of War, also known as Areos aster, star of Ares
Jupiter - Greek = Zeus, king of gods
Saturn - Greek = Kronos, the god of agriculture
The names we use now are all Roman in origin except Uranus and Earth, but the naming conventions were maintained with the more recently discovered planets.
Uranus - Greek, god of the heavens
Neptune - Greek = Poseidon, the god of the sea.
Pluto - Greek = Hades, the god of the underworld
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What are the Greek names for the planets in our solar system?
The Greek names for the planets in our solar system are: Mercury - Hermes Venus - Aphrodite Earth - Gaia Mars - Ares Jupiter - Zeus Saturn - Cronus Uranus - Ouranos Neptune - Poseidon These names come from Greek mythology, where each planet is associated with a corresponding deity.
Why were Romans not necessarily original thinkers?
A lot of the Roman ideals and beliefs were taken from the Ancient Greeks. For example, the Roman gods are the same as the Greek gods, just with different names.
The only planet whose english name does not derive from greek mythology?
All the planets names are from Roman mythology, not Greek.
How do you memorize the Greek gods and goddesses?
with some weird names like zeus=jupiter with some planets
Are there any Greek words that begin with y Names heroes anything ancient greek any word at all?
Yassou, which means hi/bye (kind of like ciao in Italian) Don't Know about Ancient Greek words
How do planets get greek names?
planets were named as discovered, so when the Greeks found them the were named with greek,
What were the ancient Latin names for the original nine planets?
I don't have any of the ancient Latin names, but I must jump in here andpoint out that before 1781, only six planets were known.The existence of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto could not be established withoutNewton's work and without the telescope.
What are the second names of the Greek gods and goddesses?
The ancient Greek Gods did not have second (or family) names.
What was the names of ancient Greek theatres?
Amphitheatres?
How did the 8 planets get there names?
The names of the 8 planets in our solar system are derived from ancient Roman deities. The planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were named after Roman gods, while Uranus was named after a Greek god and Neptune was named after the Roman god of the sea, and Earth's name is derived from Old English and Germanic words meaning "ground" or "soil."
How did the all planets get its name?
they get their names from the greek Gods like Venus.
How the 8 planets got their names?
The planets names are derived from Roman and Greek mythology,except for thr Earth which is Germanic and old English in orgin.
What are the names all the ancient greek gods?
ZeusPoseidonHadesHestiaHeraAresAthenaApolloAphroditeHermesArtemisHephaestus
What are some names of ancient greek vessels?
The Argo
How did the inner planets get there name?
They got their names from their Greek parents, Zeus and Athena.
What were the names of the ancient Greek Olympic athletes?
poo nanny
What names for ancient greek board games?
Theirs cheakers :)
