why the planets in our solar system have the names of the ancient greek gods(mars,jupiter...)?

Answer 1

For many of the names of the objects in the solar system, this is especially so. Most of the objects in our solar system received names long ago based on Greek or Roman mythology. The IAU has therefore adopted this tradition in its rules for naming certain types of objects in the solar system.
Planets

With the exception of Earth, all of the planets in our solar system have names from Greek or Roman mythology. This tradition was continued when Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were discovered in more modern times.

* Mercury is the god of commerce, travel and thievery in Roman mythology. The planet probably received this name because it moves so quickly across the sky.
* Venus is the Roman goddess of love and beauty. The planet is aptly named since it makes a beautiful sight in the sky, with only the Sun and the Moon being brighter.
* Earth is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/Roman mythology. The name derives from Old English and Germanic. There are, of course, many other names for our planet in other languages.
* Mars is the Roman god of War. The planet probably got this name due to its red color.
* Jupiter was the King of the Gods in Roman mythology, making the name a good choice for what is by far the largest planet in our solar system.
* Saturn is the Roman god of agriculture.
* Uranus is the ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god.
* Neptune, was the Roman god of the Sea. Given the beautiful blue color of this planet, the name is an excellent choice!
* Pluto is the Roman god of the underworld in Roman mythology. Perhaps the planet received this name because it's so far from the Sun that it is in perpetual darkness.

Answer 2

it seemed fitting. The plaents and stars have always been representative of the gods as the sky was unattainable by man until the space program began in the 20th century.

Think of Astronomy as Astrology being one and the same at one point in time. The gods had a place, and that place was in the heavens. And the Greek/Roman gods are well known to all civilizations. They are beautiful and human and almost ungodlike. Not to mention Astronomy has been going on for much longer than one might think.

In the science community latin is the base of almost everything. in the medical community greek is the basis of prefixes and suffixes and root words and such.

Answer 3

That's Roman Gods.
I have no clue why.
Go ask the scientists who took away Pluto's rank AND name.

Answer 4

UHHH! Because those darn Greeks and Romans got here and named them before we did?

And how about Saturn's day and Thors day?

Have you ever taken any history?

Answer 5

its a good job thay are thay might have been mathew mark luke and john now that will make me sick if that hapend we do not want the christians ruling space as well

Answer 6

i think its mostly because of the founder.
i think most of those planets were found by greek...

so they named it because they think it may seemed like the god themselves...

Answer 7

oh, if they are named after gods, then "GOD" must have named them.

not so... they were named by man, just as "gods and GODs" are created by man.