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    Are all the planets named after gods?

    Question #56375. Asked by TheuntouchablE. (Apr 02 05 4:12 PM)


    Flynn_17

    		Simple answer. Yes, except for earth.
    Mercury - Roman messenger God.
    Venus - Roman Goddess of love.
    Mars - Roman God or war.
    Jupiter - Roman high God.
    Saturn - Roman God of the harvest.
    Uranus - Greek Goddess of the stars.
    Neptune - Roman God of the sea.
    Pluto - Roman God of the underworld.
    Sedna - Inuit Goddess of water.

    Earth does have another name, but I forget what it is.

    Apr 02 05, 4:16 PM
    MaggieG 5

    		Isn't it Gaia? She was known as mother earth.

    Apr 02 05, 5:49 PM
    kaylofgorons

    		It's also been called Terra a few places, but that might just be in fiction. Gaia and Terra were used for different planets in one story.

    Apr 02 05, 6:13 PM
    elizabethmc

    		The Earth Goddess in Norse mythology is Jord, mother of Thor and daughter of Annar.

    Apr 03 05, 5:54 AM

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