Six of the planets are orbited by one or more natural satellites the two exceptions being Mercury and Venus.

Mythological names for planets. Jupiter the solar systems biggest planet was named for the king of the Roman gods while the reddish color of the planet Mars led the Romans to name it after their god of war. Mars was the Roman god of War. The tradition of naming the planets after Greek and Roman gods and goddesses was carried on for the other planets discovered as well.

The Planets and there. 55 rows Satellites in the saturnian system are named for Greco-Roman titans descendants of the. In mythology she was the first goddess on.

Five such wandering starsthe word planet comes from a Greek word meaning to wander or straywere visible to the naked eye. Moon is called Luna by the Romans Selene and Artemis by the Greeks and many other names in other mythologies. In order of increasing distance from the Sun they are the four terrestrials Mercury Venus Earth and Mars then the four giant planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune.

Planet Names Mercury Hermes is the god of commerce travel and thievery in Roman mythology. Hermes Mercury the messenger-god of Jupiter was the god of story telling eloquence commerce and games of chance. He was prematurely born son of Jupiter and Maia a fertility goddess.

Most of its satellites were named for Titans who according to Greek mythology were brothers and sisters of. Earth Gaia is the only planet whose. These were Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn.

Name for the terrestrial universe in Hindu Buddhist and Jain traditions. Mercury was named after the Roman god of travel. Two cities mentioned in Shii hadith.