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That was the practice in Roman times, for the 5 planets visible to the naked eye: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Later, European astronomers adopted these as a common reference. It also set a precedent for naming Uranus (for Greek god Ouranos), Neptune (Roman god of the sea), and Pluto (Roman god of the underworld) when these planets were discovered.
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How does Roman religion influence us today?
In many ways. The main one being that we named the planets and the days of the week after their gods.
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
What was the Roman goddess named?
It is not easy to know what goddess you mean. Let's say you mean the goddess of love. In Greece she was Aphrodite, in Rome she was Venus. When the planets in our solar system got their names all the names were taken from Roman gods. Like Venus.
What is Zeus' Roman name?
Zeus = Jupiter in Roman, all planets (except for Earth) in our solar system are named after a roman god/goddess.It's Jupiter.
What roman god is named after Jupiter?
Jupiter was the King of the Gods in the Roman pantheon, the equivalent of Zeus in the Greeek pantheon.
