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Jupiter is named for the Roman god Jupiter, which is identified with the Greek god Zeus.

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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.


What greek god was Jupiter named after?

The Greek God's name was Zeus, that's how Jupiter got its name.


What planet is named after Jupiter?

Jupiter is named after one of the greek gods he was Jupiter the god of war .


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.


Jupiter was named after what god?

Jupiter was named after the chief of the Roman gods, whose name was Jupiter, he was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus.


Which Planet Is Named For The Greek God Zeus?

Jupiter


What god or goddess is Jupiter named after?

The Roman god Jupiter, supreme god of the sky (otherwise known as Greek god 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.


What planet is named after a greek god that preferd the sky?

The planet Jupiter shares its name with the Jupiter, the Roman god of the sky. Jupiter's Greek equivalent is Zeus.


What Roman or Greek god Jupiter was named after?

The Roman god Jupiter corresponds to Greek Zeus.Jupiter's name comes from dies pater, "shining father".


What is the name of the Roman god that the Romans named Jupiter with?

Do you mean the Greek name? if so the Jupiter is Zeus


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.