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Cassiopeia was named after the queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology. She was the boastful and vain mother of Andromeda, known for her beauty. The constellation Cassiopeia was named after her as part of ancient Greek mythology.
In Roman mythology, both Cupid and Aeneas were named as sons of Venus. In Greek mythology Amor (Eros) was named as a son of Aphrodite.
The mythological kingdom Ethiopia in Greek mythology.
The nickname for Eridanus is "The River". It is named after a river in Greek mythology.
Elements might also be named after famous scientists, places, mythology, or historical figures. Some elements are named after their color, physical properties, or unique characteristics. Additionally, elements can be named based on their atomic number or the order in which they were discovered.
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There are two elements that are known to be named after ancient lands. These two elements are ruthenium (after the ancient name, Ruthenia, an Eastern European cross-section) and gallium (after Gaul, the ancient name for France).
Some elements are named after the compound that they came from, or some attribute of it. Other elements are named after some aspect of the way in which the element was found. Still, there are other elements that get their names from places. Another interesting group of names comes from mythology. -Nev Singhota
air, water, earth, fire, and the quintessence, the stuff stars are made of.
No. But there is a Roman god named Mercury.
There is no-one named Peninsula in Greek mythology.
Einsteinium, lawrencium, Mendelevium, Holmium, Rutherfordium
Mercury is not named after Apollo; it is actually named after the Roman god of mythology Mercury, who was the messenger of the gods. In Greek mythology, Mercury was known as Hermes.
In English the day of the week are mostly named after the gods in Norse mythology. Monday is named after the moon. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday is named after the gods in Norse mythology. Saturday is named after Saturn and Sunday is named after the sun.
Cassiopeia was named after the queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology. She was the boastful and vain mother of Andromeda, known for her beauty. The constellation Cassiopeia was named after her as part of ancient Greek mythology.
it was named by Zeus the myth god and Abra the queen of mythology.