The Roman name for Zeus is Jupiter.
Greek god names of planets. The west still uses the old Roman names. The Greek god Uranus or Ouranus was the god of the planet Uranus. This group comprised the five planets visible to the naked eye Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn and latterly broadened to include the Sun and the Moon making a total of seven planets.
The planet Uranus is so named because it is adjacent to Saturn. Okay Ill get my coatS. After the invention of telescopes another 3 planets were identified Unanus Neptune Pluto.
In Greek the name of the planet Jupiter is. The Moon Mercury Venus. Jupiter also rules over Thursday.
Ouranus was one of the original gods born shortly after the likes of Cosmos. Greek gods planets named after. Jupiter the fifth planet from the sun is the largest planet in our solar system.
Aris or Ares was the Greek god of War. Jupiter Saturn Mars Venus and Mercury were given their names thousands of years ago. After the Doomsday cataclysm Minoan tradition gave way.
From this we get the name of a modern planet. In the western world ALL the planets are named after Roman gods Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn. The other planets were not discovered until much later after telescopes were invented.