According to Greek mythology Uranus was the grandfather of Zeus Jupiter and father of Cronus Saturn.
Greek god names for the planets. The name Uranus is a reference to the Greek god of the sky UranusAccording to Greek mythology Uranus was the grandfather of Zeus Jupiter and father of Cronus Saturn. Pluto is Meiousei or hadesunderworld star. Although the Roman name for the god Sky was Caelus the Latin spelling of the Greek name Ouranos was Uranus.
Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn the Greek names being Hermes Aphrodite Ares Zeus and Cronus. Mars Kasei fire star Jupiter Mokusei wood star Saturn Dosei earth star The later planets were found in the modern era and were given names more or less correspoding with the greekroman names. Uranus is Tennosei or emperor star.
Sumerian astronomers named the sun moon and five visible planets Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn after their great gods. It was German astronomer Johann Bode who recommended the name Uranus a Latinized version of the Greek god of the sky Ouranos. The name Uranus is a reference to the Greek god of the sky Uranus.
This is because the Romans who worshipped the same gods but gave most of them Roman names named the planets. Uranus was named after an ancient. God of strength and power.
The Evening Star the planet Venus in the evening. Eventually the astronomers settled on the name Uranus in March 1782 upon the recommendation of German astronomer Johann Elert Bode. Most of the planets are named after Roman equivalent of Greek Gods.
Mercury was named after the Roman god of travel. The Greek god of sleep. Jupiter was the king of the Roman gods and Saturn was the Roman god of agriculture.