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by wickedwillie on October 15th, 2004

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How many Roman gods are named after planets or vice versa?

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  • by Anonymous on January 11th, 2005

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    Mercury, ARES- god of war; Venus, APHRODITE- god of beauty and love; Mars, HERMES- messenger of the gods; Jupiter, ZEUS- king of gods, Saturn, CRONOS- Jupiter's father, former ruler of the gods; Uranus- Saturn's father, inital king of the gods; Neptune, POSEIDON- god of the seas (and many other things;) and Pluto, HADES- god of the underworld and riches.

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    • Mercury's Greek equivalent is Hermes, and Mar's Greek equivalent is Ares.

      Anon

      by Anon on October 27th, 2005

    • Mercury was named after the messenger god because it is the fastest moving of all the planets.

      Glenn Blaylock

      by Glenn Blaylock on November 5th, 2005

    • Mars = Ares for war. Mercury is the messenger.

      gondola

      by gondola on January 4th, 2006

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