Adventurous parents are starting to look back to names of ancient gods like Mercury, Zeus, and Apollo. This one is also a planet and a metallic element, and has a friendly nickname, Merc. The Roman god Mercury, which derives from the Latin words for trade or wages, is the patron of tr...
Juno- (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera Vesta- (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia ...
The planet Jupiter(木星), named after the king of the Roman gods, is the fifth planet out from the Sun. Jupiter is two and a half times as large as all the other planets in the solar system combined. It is made mainly of gases and so is known as a "gas giant".Jupiter is the ...
He had four children, and two of them lent their names to the planet Neptune’s moons. He was most often shown as an old man with white hair and a beard. He also carried a triton In artwork, he was often shown with dolphins, horses, or a horse-drawn chariot. Neptune had many love...
Like any elementary student, we become familiar with the names of the planets in our solar system. We also know that these planets were named after Roman gods and goddesses. Even the moons that orbit some of these planets are named after other figures in Greek and Roman mythology. Composer ...
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Therefore, the Romans gave it the name of the king of their gods. They then named its neighboring ringed (有环的) planet Saturn after Jupiter's father.The practice of using stories from mythology to name objects in the sky caught on. ...
What was the planet Pluto named after? Which planet is the most cratered of the terrestrial planets? What are the rocky planets? What are the names of the dwarf planets in our solar system? What kind of planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune? What planets have active volcanoes?
The planet Mars also took its name from the Roman god as well as the month of March. Mars was one of the most powerful gods in the Roman pantheon. But he earned his place in the Dii Consentus, or 12 main gods. His long lover, Venus, was the mother of Aeneas, who helped to foun...
Greek Goddess Names The gods of Olympus were the main Greek deities, they were the gods who lived on top of Mount Olympus. Mount Olympus was the highest in Greece and a privileged place to govern the destinies of the city, there they lived in great temples.The Greek gods and goddesseshad...
It was a time of feasting, role reversals, gift-giving, free speech, and revelry. Moreover, Saturn the planet and Saturday both get their names from this powerful god. 8. Vulcan, the God of Fire Ancient Roman myths call him the god of fire, metal working, volcanoes, and forging, and...