What planet is Zeus?

The ancient Greeks called them by their Greek god names, unsurprisingly: Jupiter was Zeus, Mercury was Hermes, and Venus was Aphrodite. The ancient Babylonians also named the planets after their deities: Jupiter was Marduk, Mercury was Nebo, and Venus was the goddess Ishtar.
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Is Zeus planet Jupiter?

The Romans regarded Jupiter as the equivalent of the Greek Zeus, and in Latin literature and Roman art, the myths and iconography of Zeus are adapted under the name Iuppiter. In the Greek-influenced tradition, Jupiter was the brother of Neptune and Pluto, the Roman equivalents of Poseidon and Hades respectively.
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Is Zeus and Uranus the same?

Uranus (also known as Ouranos or Caelus) is the primordial Greek god of the sky. He is the son and husband of Gaea, father of Kronos, and grandfather of Zeus.
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Is Cronus a planet?

The planet Saturn, named after the Roman equivalent of Cronus, is still referred to as "Cronus" in modern Greek.
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What was Hades planet?

Hades is a Jovian type planet that used to live between Boreas and Uranus. Because of the unstable orbits in the Solar System and Jupiter, she was ejected.
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Which god is Uranus?

Uranus is the sky god and first ruler. He is the son of Gaea, who created him without help. He then became the husband of Gaea and together they had many offspring, including twelve of the Titans.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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Who is the god of Saturn?

Saturn (Latin: Sāturnus [saːˈtʊrnʊs]) was a god in ancient Roman religion, and a character in Roman mythology. He was described as a god of time, generation, dissolution, abundance, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal and liberation. Saturn's mythological reign was depicted as a Golden Age of abundance and peace.
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What is Venus the god of?

Venus, ancient Italian goddess associated with cultivated fields and gardens and later identified by the Romans with the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite.
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What god is Jupiter?

Jupiter was the god of the sky, and very similar to the Ancient Greek god Zeus. Jupiter struck down his enemies with bolts of lightning, and eagles were his sacred birds. He was also the king of the Roman gods and the most important of all the gods and goddesses worshipped across the Roman Empire.
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Is Thor Jupiter?

Thor is associated with the planet Jupiter in Germanic paganism (Germanic mythology). In Norse mythology, largely recorded in Iceland from traditional material stemming from Scandinavia, numerous tales and information about Thor are provided.
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What is on planet Saturn?

Structure. Like Jupiter, Saturn is made mostly of hydrogen and helium. At Saturn's center is a dense core of metals like iron and nickel surrounded by rocky material and other compounds solidified by intense pressure and heat.
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Who is the Lord of 9 planets?

Nine planetary Gods are mentioned as Navagraha. It is believed that Hindus are worshipping the nine planets such as Surya or Sun, Chandra or Moon, Mangala or Mars, Budha or Mercury, Brihaspati or Jupiter, Sukra or Venus, Sani or Saturn, Rahu and Ketu as Gods. From these Sun, Moon, Rahu and Ketu are not Gods.
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Who is the god of moon?

Selene, (Greek: “Moon”) Latin Luna, in Greek and Roman religion, the personification of the moon as a goddess. She was worshipped at the new and full moons.
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Is Earth named after a god?

All of the planets, except for Earth, were named after Greek and Roman gods and godesses. The name Earth is an English/German name which simply means the ground. It comes from the Old English words 'eor(th)e' and 'ertha'. In German it is 'erde'.
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Is Zeus a Saturn?

In Roman myth Saturn was identified with the Greek Cronus. Exiled from Olympus by Zeus, he ruled Latium in a happy and innocent golden age, where he taught his people agriculture and other peaceful arts. In myth he was the father of Picus.
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Is Odin Saturn?

Mars became Tyr (Tuesday), Mercury became Odin (Wednesday), Jupiter became Thor (Thursday) and Venus became Frigg (Friday).
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Who is the god of poop?

Sterculius, the Roman God of Feces.
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Who is the god of stupidity?

In Greek mythology, Koalemos (Ancient Greek: Κοάλεμος) was the god of stupidity, mentioned once by Aristophanes, and being found also in Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Coalemus is the Latin spelling of the name.
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Who was the prettiest god?

Aphrodite was the most beautiful of all the Goddesses and there are many tales of how she could encourage both Gods and humans to fall in love with her.
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Are Titans gods?

Translation. THE TITANES (Titans) were six elder gods named Kronos (Cronus), Koios (Coeus), Krios (Crius), Iapetos (Iapetus), Hyperion and Okeanos (Oceanus), sons of Ouranos (Uranus, Sky) and Gaia (Gaea, Earth), who ruled the cosmos before the Olympians came to power.
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Is Zeus a Titan?

Bookmark this question. Show activity on this post. In Greek mythology, the words "Titan" and "God" seem to be used interchangeably. For example, Zeus is a God, but Cronus (his father) was a Titan.
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Who was Titan?

The Titans were the deities in Greek mythology that preceded the Olympians. They were the children of the primordial deities Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth). The Titans included Oceanus, Tethys, Hyperion, Theia, Coeus, Phoebe, Cronus, Rhea, Mnemosyne, Themis, Crius and Iapetus.
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