2007-01-07 05:32:08 · 6 answers · asked by Sophia M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The planets named after Roman Gods are:
Mercury: Messenger of the Gods
Venus: Goddess of Beauty
Mars: God of War
Ceres: Goddess of the Earth
Jupiter: King of the Gods
Saturn: God of Agriculture
Neptune: God of the Sea
Pluto: God of the Underworld
(Ceres is the largest dwarf planet in the asteroid belt)
2007-01-07 05:42:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Roman first/Greek equivalent second, except for Uranus. There's 7 (Wait, only 6 if Pluto isn't a planet...):
Mercury/Hermes: Messenger of the gods
Venus/Aphrodite: Goddess of beauty
Mars/Ares: God of war
Jupiter/Zeus: Father of the gods
Saturn/Kronos?: Titan
Uranus/?: Titan. This is Greek not Roman. In Roman its Caelus
Neptune/Poseidon: God of the sea
Pluto/Hades: God of the Underworld.
2007-01-07 14:54:50 · answer #2 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sophia : there is Veinus, Neptune, Mercury, Urainus they
are the only 4 planets named after Roman Gods ok? refer
http://www.planetveinus.com http://www.planetneptune.com
http://www.planeturainus.com http://www.planetmercury.com
2007-01-07 05:51:00 · answer #3 · answered by toddk57@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter... possibly Saturn. I don't think they knew about any others though they were given names of Roman gods just like the others for tradition's sake. Neptune, Uranus and Pluto are also Roman - 'Xena' which I've read about recently isn't. Its from a Persian word for woman.
2007-01-07 05:35:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they were probably named by the Romans during the days when they worshiped those gods.
2007-01-07 05:37:16 · answer #5 · answered by stephenl1950 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of them are named after gods except Earth and Uranus.
2007-01-07 05:34:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋