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gelphielvr:

What is the only planet not named after a god?

Yosad930:

does earth count? XD idkkk omg i just realize im forgetting them! i used to be a nerd about this ik for sure that mars venus jupiter neptune are gods, but im not too sure about mercury saturn uranus bro i forgot how many planets are there.. did i miss any?

SaltySuga:

Planets are named by gods?

Yosad930:

@saltysuga wrote:
Planets are named by gods?
no lol its just the planets are named after roman gods, which is literally the same as greek gods but they have different names. yk, imagine a buncha roman mythology believers back then, going like omg we see a planet! ofc we gotta name it after a god, since they're gods! (okay i dont even know what im talking about lol)

SaltySuga:

@yosad930 wrote:
@saltysuga wrote:
Planets are named by gods?
no lol its just the planets are named after roman gods, which is literally the same as greek gods but they have different names. yk, imagine a buncha roman mythology believers back then, going like omg we see a planet! ofc we gotta name it after a god, since they're gods! (okay i dont even know what im talking about lol)
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