In mid February the ancient Romans celebrated the Lupercalia, a circus like festival not entirely unlike the Mardi Gras we are familiar with today.
Indeed. They were named after Roman and Greek gods.
Yes they were named after Greek gods. They are the same gods same power but different names. The most important gods are named after planets
No gods are named after planets. But the planets are named after Roman gods.
greek gods
They have named cars after practically everything, so Greek gods is not surprising.
nike
Some of the planets were named after greek or roman gods.
Jupiter is named after the king of Greek gods, Zeus.
Mount Olympus is the home of the Greek gods. Maybe the Olympics?
Mount Olympus
Saturn and mercury
Mercury