Neptune
Neptune was the god of water and the sea. His Greek equivalent was Poseidon.
The planet is named after the Roman god of freshwater and the seas and its moons are named after water deities in Greek mythology.
The name "Pluto" was proposed by Venetia Burney (later Venetia Phair), an eleven-year-old schoolgirl in Oxford, England. Venetia was interested in classical mythology as well as astronomy, and considered the name, one of the alternate names of Hades, the Greek god of the Underworld, appropriate for such a presumably dark and cold world
Earth! Once people realised we were living on a round world and not a potentially infinite flat plate, the idea of "the earth beneath your feet" evolved from a term for the dirt and rock we stand on to the name of the planet itself. The other planets: Mercury was the Roman messenger of the gods. Venus was the Roman goddess of love. Mars was the Roman god of war. Jupiter was another name for Jove, Roman god of the skies and king of the gods. Saturn was the Roman god of time and the harvest, and Jupiter's father. Uranus was another name for Ouranos, the Greek god of heaven. Neptune was the Roman god of the seas. Pluto (sadly no longer a true planet) was the Roman god of the underworld.
All of them! (except ours) Mercury, the planet closest to the sun. The fleet footed Roman messenger god, and god of borders, travel, etc. Venus, the second planet. The Roman goddess of love and beauty Mars, the fourth planet. Roman god of war. Jupiter, the fifth planet. The Roman king of the gods. Saturn, the sixth planet. The God of agriculture and harvest. Father of Jupiter Uranus, the seventh. God of time. The everlasting sky. Neptune, the eighth. Roman god of the seas. Pluto... not really a planet anymore, but still named after the Roman god of the underworld. there are lots of little planetoids and asteroids, along with most of the moons of the planets that are also named after Roman gods, or deities. a few are named after the Greek, and some are named after famous literary characters from Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet for example, moons of Saturn)
The name of the chemical element neptunium is derived from the name pf the planet Neptune.And Neptune was the got of seas in the Roman mythology.
Neptune
The name of the 8th planet is Neptune. Also known as a roman god who controlled over the oceans and seas.
The name of the chemical element neptunium is derived from the name pf the planet Neptune.And Neptune was the got of seas in the Roman mythology.
The name of the chemical element neptunium is derived from the name pf the planet Neptune.And Neptune was the got of seas in the Roman mythology.
The name of the chemical element neptunium is derived from the name pf the planet Neptune.And Neptune was the got of seas in the Roman mythology.
Neptune was the god of water and the sea. His Greek equivalent was Poseidon.
The major Greek pagan god of Poseidon was the god of the seas. In Roman terms this god was Neptune.
The planet is named after the Roman god of freshwater and the seas and its moons are named after water deities in Greek mythology.
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The name "Pluto" was proposed by Venetia Burney (later Venetia Phair), an eleven-year-old schoolgirl in Oxford, England. Venetia was interested in classical mythology as well as astronomy, and considered the name, one of the alternate names of Hades, the Greek god of the Underworld, appropriate for such a presumably dark and cold world
The planet Neptune was named after the Roman God of the Sea.Astronomers named Neptune after the Roman God of the deep sea to uphold the tradition of naming planets after mythical figures. The name wasn't only given because the colour of the planet resembles the ocean, the name also fits the planet well because of its position in "deep" space (deep sea - deep space).The symbol for planet Neptune is the Trident (the weapon favoured by the God Neptune).Neptune's largest moon was also named after the Greek God of the sea's son, Triton.Neptune was only referred to as "the planet exterior to Uranus" or as "Le Verrier's planet". The first suggestion for a name came from Johann Galle, who proposed the name Janus. Another proposal was Oceanus. Urbain Le Verrier, who discovered the planet, claimed the right to name his discovery: Neptune. Soon Neptune became the internationally accepted name.