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minus-squareGutek8134@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·2 months agoIIRC most of the planets in the system were named after Roman gods, so it doesn’t sound too far fetched
minus-squareRidderSport@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoAll apart from Earth. Which is probably just because every language had a word for the planet they life on before Roman names were introduced for planets you can’t see with the bare eye.
minus-squareigmelonh@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoUranus is Greek; the Roman equivalent would be Caelus.
minus-squarealsimoneau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoVenus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn can be easily seen with the naked eye
IIRC most of the planets in the system were named after Roman gods, so it doesn’t sound too far fetched
All apart from Earth. Which is probably just because every language had a word for the planet they life on before Roman names were introduced for planets you can’t see with the bare eye.
Uranus is Greek; the Roman equivalent would be Caelus.
That makes sense.
Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn can be easily seen with the naked eye
Mercury too