Yes.
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.
the planet Mercury is named after the god... Mercury!
The planet Mars is named after the Roman god of war. In Roman mythology, Mars was considered the god of war, similar to the Greek god Ares. The red color of the planet is thought to be associated with blood and war, which is why it was named after this particular deity.
Well, technically...Only one of the planets derives its name from a Greek god. The rest (except for Earth) are named after Roman gods. If they were named after Greek gods, they'd be Hermes, Aphrodite, (Earth), Ares, Zeus, Chronos, Ouranos, and Poseidon.Ouranous/Uranus' Roman equivalent was Caelus.
Earth was named after the mother of the god Thor. Many times you will see the Earth referred to as mother Earth.
Earth is not named after a god, it was named after God when he built the earth.
Earth.
Earth is the only Planet that is not named after a Roman God.
Earth is the only planet NOT named after a god.
The Earth
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 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.
earth
No the densest planet (Earth is not named after any god.
They names it after a Roman god. Did you know Earth is the only planet not named after a Roman god?
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
The Earth is the only planet not named after a Greek or Roman god.