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All the planets in our solar system are named after Roman gods.
Actually Uranus and Earth are not named after a Roman god. Uranus was named after the Greek god of the sky. Uranus' Roman equivalent is Caelus. Earth comes from a an old German/English word meaning ground.
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∙ 13y agoIts red and people thought it was red from blood, which led people to think that there is a giant bloody war there or there was one. In a way they kinda were right, Mars is red from the large amount of iron in the soil and blood is red also because of iron.
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∙ 13y agoMars was the God of War, and the planet Mars has a reddish color that reminded early observers of blood, and therefore of war.
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∙ 13y agoMars, the god of war.
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What planet is named after the roman god of agriculture?
Saturn is the planet that is named after the roman god of agriculture and Cornus (Zeus's father) is the Greek god
Which planet is named after the Roman goddess of beauty?
The only planet not named after a Roman god is earth. Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune were named after Roman gods. Venus was named after a Roman goddess. Pluto, which has had it's status as a planet removed was also named after a Roman god.
What is the planet named after a greek god of sky?
Uranus is the Greek god of the sky. Uranus is also the only planet named after a Greek deity (excluding Earth), all the others are Roman
Who was Saturn?
A god of the heavens,The Roman Father of the Titans and Grandfather to the olympian gods.The planet Saturn was named after the god..
Why was mars named after the god of war?
The planet Mars was named after the Greek god of war,Mars, because of the red color of the planet. The red color represents blood. Your welcome.~Anonymous
Witch planet is named after the roman God of War?
There is no planet named after the Greek god of war.There is however a planet named after the Roman god of war, which is Mars.The Greek god of war is Ares. He does not currently have a planet named after him.
What Roman god is the planet Neptune named after?
The planet Neptune is named after the Roman god Neptune, the god of the sea. Neptune is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Poseidon.
What Planet is named after the Roman god of Speed?
The planet Mercury is named after the Roman messenger god (the counterpart of the Greek Hermes).
What planet is named after the roman god of agriculture?
Saturn is the planet that is named after the roman god of agriculture and Cornus (Zeus's father) is the Greek god
What planet is named after the Roman god of farming?
Saturn is named after Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture.
Which planet is named for the Roman god Apollo?
There is a Greek and a Roman god named Apollo. There is no planet named after Apollo, unless you know of the Apollo planet that no one knows about yet.
Why is the planet mars named roman of god?
I think you meant what roman god is mars named after and if so it is the roman god of war
Which planet was named for the Greek god of the sea?
The planet Neptune was named for the Roman god of water and the seas.In the original Greek language, from whence this Roman god was taken, his name was Poisedon.
Which plant is named after the Roman God of War?
Mars is the planet that was named after the Roman God of War. It is the fourth planet from the sun, and is red in color.
Which planet is named after the roman god of oceans?
Neptune is the 8th planet and is named after the Roman God of the Sea, for its ocean blue color.
What is earth the roman god of?
Earth is the only Planet that is not named after a Roman God.
What planet is named for the roman sea god?
The planet is Neptune.
