2007-02-23 08:21:10 · 9 answers · asked by Angel-Iris V 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Mercury, the element, was named after the Roman god.
Venereal (as in disease) is derived from Venus.
Jovial comes from Jove, aka Jupiter.
Martial (as in arts or law) is named for Mars.
Saturnine comes from Saturn, obviously.
Uranium, Plutonium, and Neptunium are all named after gods.
Aphrodisiac comes from Aphrodite.
Anything starting with Helio- is likely derived from Helios, the Sun god.
Lunacy and lunatic are based on Luna, the Roman Moon goddess.
Cereal comes from Ceres, the harvest goddess.
There's a lot more, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.
2007-02-23 11:57:54 · answer #1 · answered by Astraea_13 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The other way is also possible - deriving names of gods
from ancient words.
(1) The god of love in Telugu literature is called
Kaamudu, the word is cognate with Cupid.
(2) In some old European drawings, the Cupid is shown
wearing blind-folds. Gamta, a word which is cognate
with Cupid, means 'blind-folds' in Telugu.
(3) Cupid is shown shooting arrows in to hearts of
persons to generate love. The ancient texts of India
say that heart is the seat of love. Gumde, a word which
is cognate with Cupid, means 'heart' in Telugu.
(4) Cupid is described as a small child. Gumta, a word
which is cognate with Cupid, means 'a small child' in
Telugu.
The above words are used in Telugu for more than
1000 years.
2007-02-23 23:57:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the planets.
On Star Trek, Spock was a Vulcan (name of a god)
Days of the week were already mentioned.
The holiday, Easter.
The word hermaphrodite is a combination of Hermes and Aphrodite. - They had a child together that had characteristics of men and women.
2007-02-23 18:04:40 · answer #3 · answered by StormyC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Saturday was named after the God Saturn.
~No problem, but he wasn't just god of corn but also of the harvest.~
2007-02-23 16:26:44 · answer #4 · answered by Meredith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about Thursday...named for Thor
or Friday..named for Frigga
Or Saturday..named for Pan (a satyr)...strike that, mea culpa!
The Roman god Saturn...a corn god according to Wiki. Thanks Haunted_Dreams...
2007-02-23 16:26:05 · answer #5 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
friggin'.... Frigga was a goddess of.. yes, you guessed it.
Wednesday, according to some sources, wodan's day
sunday, after the goddess Sunna
2007-02-23 16:35:33 · answer #6 · answered by Ymmo the Heathen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all the planets and some constellations: Venus (god of love) Mars (god of war) Jupiter, Neptune etc............
Also Some days of the week, like Sunday
2007-02-24 00:14:46 · answer #7 · answered by JamDQqueen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most, possibly all the days of the week.
2007-02-23 16:24:36 · answer #8 · answered by zaphodsclone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the company of shoes nike-nike was the god of victory
2007-02-25 18:43:25 · answer #9 · answered by sarah901167 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋