If our planets were named after roman gods, how should i name mine? After egyptian gods, hawaiian gods... anything works!
2006-11-04 03:52:40 · 5 answers · asked by Kira S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Greek Gods and Goddesses
Mercury - Apollo (god of sun, light, medicine, and music)
Venus - Athena (goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts)
Earth - Aphrodite (goddess of love, romance, and beauty)
Mars - Demeter (goddess of agriculture)
Jupiter - Artemis (goddess of wild things)
Saturn - Zeus (Supreme god of the sky)
Uranus - Ares (god of war)
Neptune - Poseidon (god of the sea, horses, and earthquakes)
Pluto - Hermes (the god of traveling and troubleshooting)
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Mercury - Bast (cat goddess)
Venus - Isis (mother goddess)
Earth - Qetesh (goddess of love and beauty)
Mars - Min (fertitlity god)
Jupiter - Re (sun god)
Saturn - Maat (goddess for truth and justice)
Uranus - Thoth (moon god)
Neptune - Nut (goddess of sky and heavens)
Pluto - Anubus (god of the dead)
Those are just a couple examples...
2006-11-04 04:12:53 · answer #1 · answered by kelikristina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mercury = Grissom
Venus = White
Earth = Terra
Mars = Chaffee
Jupiter = Scobee
Saturn = Smith
Uranus = Resnick
Pluto = Onizuka
Sedna = McNair
Eris = Jarvis
Quaoar = McAuliffe
OK, there are 11. But, so what.
2006-11-04 04:25:40 · answer #2 · answered by Otis F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Left Pinkie, Right Pinkie, Left Index, Right Index...
2006-11-04 04:09:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm giving the names of Indian Gods
Mercury=Agni
Venus=Lakshmi
Earth=Indra
Mars=Vishnu
Jupiter=Shiva
Saturn=Hanuman
Uranus=Brahma
Neptune=Ganesh
2006-11-04 03:58:26 · answer #4 · answered by kalyan r 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
since all those planets are flying in circles around the source of light, why not name them after moth species.
2006-11-04 04:24:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋