The planets are named after Classical dieties.
Mercury = The Winged Messenger God.
Venus - The beautiful Goddess
Mars = The Warrior God
Jupiter = The happy Joyful God
Saturn = The labouring God
Uranua - The Sky God
Neptune - The Sea God.
Pluto = the God of the Underworld.
The Greek god Uranus' real name is Uranus. He is the personification of the sky and the father of the Titans in Greek mythology.
uranus was named after the greek titan, uranus
The Bull is the animal that represents the Greek god Uranus.
The planet is named for the primal Greek sky god Uranus (Ouranos), father of Cronus and grandfather of Zeus.
Uranus is the ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god. == == William Herschel was going to name the planet Georgium Sidu (George's Star). But Johann Elert Bode decided to name it Uranus the Latinized version of the greek god of the sky Ouranus. He argued for it to be named after the father of Saturn. Finally it was switched from Georgium Sidus to Uranus In Greek Mythology, Uranus, or Ouranous was the god of the Sky, father of the Titans; and grandfather of the Olympian Gods.From the Greek god Uranus (also known as Caelus)Astronomer William Herschel is credited with the discovery of Uranus in 1781. He was using a telescope he built himself when he spotted a dim object. He watched it for years and determined it had to be a planet.Herschel argued with other astronomers over the new planet's name. He wanted to name it after King George III of Great Britain while others wanted him to name it after himself. Finally, they chose to name it like the other planets-- after an ancient god. Uranus was named after Ouranos, one of the first gods (technically a titan) in Greek mythology.[1]
The Greek god Uranus' real name is Uranus. He is the personification of the sky and the father of the Titans in Greek mythology.
Uranus's name in Greek is also Uranus or Ouranos. Who is the god of the sky.
Uranus is actually Greek, but more accurately: Ouranos.
Uranus means sky. It was also the name of an ancient Greek god, the god of the sky, naturally.
Uranus is named after a Greek God.
uranus was named after the greek titan, uranus
Uranus is the Greek name for the God of the Sky, his Roman equivilant is Caelus.
It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus
It so happens tha Uranus is his Roman name.
Uranus, after Ouranous Uranus is also the name of a Greek god, the god of the sky.
The Bull is the animal that represents the Greek god Uranus.
The planet is named for the primal Greek sky god Uranus (Ouranos), father of Cronus and grandfather of Zeus.