The name first appears in Mycenaean Greek inscriptions as po-se-da-o.

Ancient names for earth. The meanings of these names relate to an admired quality or are cultural symbols with ancient origins. His Roman name is Mercury. 72Tamar Hebrew means a palm tree.

Fullers earth derived its name from the ancient practice of using earth to clean wool--a process known as fulling What was the name of the god that was to protect the people on earth in. Possibly derived from Greek πόσις posis meaning husband lord and δᾶ da meaning earth. An island of amber somewhere in northern Europe.

Poseidon m Greek Mythology. The ancient Egyptian Sanskrit and Chinese names for the planets are unrelated to the Sumerian. Greek name meaning of the earth In mythology this is the name of a son of Zeus and Maia.

Ninurta an obscure god inherited by the Babylonians may have been identified with Saturn the slowest moving visible planet because at least in one story he was identified with the turtle. 73Tlaloc Aztec origin a very rare name that means of the earth. 75Vermont French origin means a green mountain.

The name of our planet originates from Roman mythology. The center of the world or the connection between Heaven and Earth in various religions and mythologies. In Greek mythology Poseidon was the unruly god of the sea and earthquakes the brother of Zeus.

Cool names for boys from neglected ancient name cultures include Osiris Egyptian Zenebe Amharic and Polo Tibetan. Earth is the only planet in our solar system not named after a Greco-Roman deity. An important river in Ayyavazhi mythology.