Why is Earth the only planet not named after a god?

Answer 1

Our planet is named after the goddess of the earth.

Mythological Origin - goddess of the earth
Sumerian - Ki or Ninhursag
Babylonian - Aruru
Phoenician - Athirat
Greek - Gaea
Latin - Terra
English - Earth

Answer 2

Actually, the earth is named after a god.

Terra Mater or Tellus Mater was a goddess personifying the Earth in Roman mythology. The names Terra Mater and Tellus Mater both mean "Mother Earth" in Latin; Mater is an honorific title also bestowed on other goddesses. Romans appealed to her over earthquakes, and along with the grain goddess Ceres, she was responsible for the productivity of farmland. She was also associated with marriage, motherhood, pregnant women, and pregnant animals. Terra's Greek counterpart is Gaia, and as such, she was said to be the mother of Fama, the goddess of fame and rumor.

Westen culture got its astronomy from the Greeks and Romans. The name planet comes from the Greek term planētēs, meaning "wanderer." As ancient astronomers noted how certain lights moved across the sky in relation to the other stars, they assumed they were the gods themselves, or manifestations of the gods. Most ancient cultures named the planets after gods.
The Earth was thought to be the center of the universe, so it did not fall into the category of a "wanderer."

The 7 original planets known to ancient astronomers were named as follows:

Mercury was known to have the quickest period, probably leading it to be named for a Roman god associated with haste.

Venus was the Roman god of beauty, and coincidental is the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon.

Mars, now commonly known as The Red Planet, was often associated with war due to its association with the Roman god. It is unknown, however, whether it was named after Mars due to its red color—as the color is very difficult to discern even with modern home telescopes--or if this was a coincidence--red was commonly associated by Romans with war and victory, though this color-connection to Mars may stem from the prior naming of the planet.

Jupiter is now known to be the largest planet in the solar system. Whether the Romans knew this or not is not known, but is a likely possibility as Jupiter does appear to outshine most of the other planets, yet it has the second-longest period. In other words, it appears large for its perceived distance. If they knew it was the largest planet, it is reasonable to assume that they did name it for their ruler of the heavens, Jove.

Saturn, now popularly known for its rings and for being the second largest planet, though the rings being difficult to discern even with modern house telescopes. The Roman naming was probably based on their (correct) assumption that Saturn was the furthest of the classical planets due to the length of its orbital period. The brightness being slightly less than Jupiter though brighter than most of the other planets. The Romans may have named it for the Titan that was formerly deposed by the now greater Jupiter.

The naming of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto was much more involved, but suffice it to say that later astronomers essentially kept with the Roman tradition of naming planets after mythological gods.

Incidentally, the Sun and Moon are also named after Roman gods.

Answer 3

because stupid people named the other solar planets. And the real name of our planet is not earth. but Terra

Answer 4

Because It Named after The Creator (Wakan Tanka)


Hokahe

Answer 5

the word "earth" came from the more germanic roots of our language. Earth has roots in old saxon, dutch, and german, ertha, aerde and erda respectively. I would suppose that's because the earth is a more tangible, talked about object for most people and so they were quicker to drop gaia for slang in their languages.

Answer 6

Actually Earth was originally called Gaia, which is the name of a Goddess.

I will ring your doorbell and run away!!!

Answer 7

It is.... Gaia is the name of Earth. It's just called Earth more simply instead.

Answer 8

God's will done....

Because the Earth is God's and all its fullness.

Answer 9

what do you mean they're pagan gods that you're talking about. the real God the one in heaven is the one who named them all including earth. ask Him when you meet Him one day.

Answer 10

many planets discovered outside our solar system have numerical designations.