What gods are the planets of our solar system, except for Earth, named after?

Correct answer: Roman gods

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What people think about it: 15 Comments
Tony
Tony
Roman God mythology is based on Greek God mythology
Shirl The Bright Lab
Shirl The Bright Lab
DAVE WHEELDON, yeah you’re right, Uranus is Zeus’ grandfather
Player #13120335
Player #13120335
I think the answer has to be both.
Player #12146491
Player #12146491
Uranus is named after the Greek god of the sky
Noman
Noman
Tony, you’re absolutely right! They are the Greek gods in their Roman names.
CJ
CJ
I don't understand all the confusion over the question. Although there is the anomaly of Uranus all the other planets, apart from Earth, are named after Roman gods. Those people insisting they are named after Greek gods are presumably teaching their children that the planets in our solar system are: Hermes, Aphrodite, Earth, Ares, Zeus, Kronos, Uranus, Poseidon and Hades. If those aren't the correct names then they aren't named after Greek gods!
Valen
Valen
Mickey, the names of the planets are the Roman names of the gods.
Satya Tang
Satya Tang
The Vedas of Hindu culture mentioned about the entire solar system and space science much before Greek or Romans did. They not only mentioned about planets and solar system but also described about the movement of planets.
Player #33243729
Player #33243729
question was so badly formulated i was forced to take double chance joker: roman or greek
Eλίνα Γεραρά
Eλίνα Γεραρά
the planets are named after the Greek Gods, only their names in English are with their Roman name. there was no Cronus or Uranus in Roman mythology, for example. Jesus, If you want to make a question, at least do it right
PolishedCut
PolishedCut
Tony, yes, but with different names so the question is perfectly OK
pauloverall
pauloverall
DAVE WHEELDON, Ουρανός, Greek of the sky.
Player #14153752
Player #14153752
Not true fat bums
Yandri
Yandri
This is a very good one. Most people dont even really know about this fact.
Dorania
Dorania
Moons used to be named after Greek mythological beings. Saturn moons branched into Norse & Irish mythology and Uranos' ones mostly have Shakespearean names.