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Cerium, named after the asteroid "Ceres" which, in turn, was named after the Roman goddess of agriculture.

Helium was named after either "helios" (ancient Greek for "sun")

or "Helios" (the god of the sun in Greek mythology).

Mercury was named after Mercury, the Roman god of speed and

messenger of the gods.

Neptunium was named after the planet Neptune, which in turn was named after

the Roman god of the sea.

Palladium was named after an asteroid discovered two years before the element;

this asteroid was named after Pallas Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom.

Plutonium was named after the dwarf planet Pluto; said dwarf planet was named after Pluto,

Roman god of the dead.

Selenium comes from Greek "selene" (moon)

or from "Selene" (Greek goddess of the moon).

Tellurium comes from latin "tellus" (earth) or from "Tellus" (Roman mother goddess).

Titanium was named after the Titans, a race of powerful deities in Greek mythology.

As you can plainly see, there are more than six elements named after a deity.

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