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There was once a greek god called Saturn or otherwise known as Cronus.This cronus had a suckle in his arm and wasn't a hero.He ate every baby his wife had except for Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. His mother tricked him by putting a stone and then Cronus was overpowered. .

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Saturn, like Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter, were named for Roman gods of mythology.

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Saturn is named

after a roman god named saturn

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Saturn was named for the Roman god of sowing and seed (agriculture).

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