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Which Greek god was Saturn named after?

The planet is named after the Roman God Saturn, who is Cronos in Greek Mythology.


What planet is named after the roman god of agriculture?

Saturn is the planet that is named after the roman god of agriculture and Cornus (Zeus's father) is the Greek god


What Roman god was Saturn named after?

SaturnusThe planet Saturn was named after the god Saturnus, the Roman version of the Greek god Kronos.


Who is the planet Saturn named after?

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Why is planet Saturn named Saturn?

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What planet is named after the Roman god of farming?

Saturn is named after Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture.


What planet was the roman god of agricuiture?

The planet Saturn was named after Saturnus, the Roman god of agriculture, libation, and time who is associated with the Greek god Kronos.


Which god is named after the planet Saturn?

You have it backwards. The planet was named after the god Saturnus, and before him, the Greeks made the planet sacred to Kronos (the Greek counterpart to the Roman Saturnus).


Why was the sixth planet named after the Greek god Kronos?

It wasn't it was named after Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture and harvest, Saturn is identified with Kronos father of Zeus.


What was the Roman gods named who Saturn was named after?

Saturn was named after the Roman God, Saturn. Saturn is the Romanequivalent of the Greek God, Cronus, the king of the titans (before the Olympians) and father of the Olympians that ate his babies son they wouldn't kill him like he killed his father, Uranus (which is also the only planet named for a Greek God).


What Roman god is the planet Saturn named after?

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