What planet is named after a Greek god?

Answer 1

None, or possibly one. Six planets, and dwarf planet Pluto, are named after Roman gods.

Uranus is named for the primal Greek sky deity Ouranos, father of the Titans and husband of Gaia, the Earth goddess.

Here are the Greek equivalents to Roman gods:

Greek Zeus, Jupiter in Roman: Jove Lord of the Sky, Gods, and Thunder, also Rain-god, Cloud-gatherer

Greek Hera, Juno in Roman: Protector of Marriage

Greek Poseidon, Neptune in Roman: Ruler of the Sea

Greek Hades/Polydectes, Pluto in Roman: God of the Underworld and Precious Metals

Greek Pallas/Athena, Minerva in Roman: Goddess of the City, Education/Science, and War

Greek Phoebus/Apollo, Apollo Also in Roman: God of Sun, Truth, Music, Healing

Greek Artemis/Orthia/Phoebe, Diana in Roman: Goddess of Wild Things, Hunter-in-Chief

Greek Aphrodite/Anadyomene, Venus in Roman: Goddess of Love and Beauty

Greek Hermes/Pyschopompus, Mercury in Roman: God of Commerce and Market,

Greek Zeus' Messenger Ares, Mars in Roman: God of War

Greek Enyo, Bellona in Roman: Lesser Goddess of War

Greek Hephaestus, Vulcan/Mulciber in Roman: God of the Forge and Fire, Workman to the immortals

Greek Hestia, Vesta in Roman: Goddess of the Hearth and Home; also Fertility(Greek only)

Answer 2

None. However, when the Romans heard about the Greek gods, they adopted the same gods and gave them different names. These names are the names of our planets. The Romans also slightly changed the gods personalities, making them more warlike. Here's a list of the Roman names for the Greek gods.

Zeus - Jupiter

Hades - Pluto

Poseidon - Neptune

Hermes - Mercury

Aphrodite - Venus

Ares - Mars

Artemis - Diana

Athena - Minerva

Demeter - Ceres

Apollo - Apollo

Hephaestus - Vulcan

Hera - Juno

Hestia - Vesta

Dionysus - Bacchus

Kronos - Saturn ( Even though Kronos was a titan in Greek mythology, i still included him because his Roman name is Saturn.)

Answer 3

Uranus is the god who originally personified the sky, but later Jupiter also filled that role. in fact, while Ouranos (Uranus) means "sky" in Greek, Jupiter is derived from Indo-European roots that mean "daytime sky father" (shared by the Greek version, Zeus).

Answer 4

The planet Mercury is named after the Roman messenger god, who was known as Hermes in Greek mythology.

Answer 5

Venus === === === === Venus was named after a roman goddess, but it is just a counterpart from the greek goddess, Aphrodite. xVx

Answer 6

The planets in our solar system are all named after Roman gods (or goddess in one case, Venus).

Answer 7

Jupiter= Zeus

Neptune= Poseidon

Pluto= Hades

Juno= Hera

Mars= Ares

Mercury= Hermes

Answer 8

The single Greek god who held the title of 'Lord of the Sky' was Zeus. His Roman equivalent is Jupiter, which the large planet Jupiter is named after.

Answer 9

Most of the planets have been named for Greek or Roman gods, plus dozens of asteroids and minor planets.

Answer 10

The god Uranus, apparently.