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Mercury : Messenger God
Venus : Goddess of romance
Earth : Goddess of the Earth
Mars : God of War
Jupiter : Leader of the Gods
Saturn : God of Agriculture
Uranus : God of the Sky
Neptune : God of the Sea
Why this name ?
The names we use today for the innermost planets were assigned by the Romans and they named them after their Gods. These included Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The other three planets are not visible to the naked eye, so the Romans didn't know they existed. When modern astronomers did discover them, they stuck with this convention and named these planets after Roman gods as well (Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto)
.Tip: Pluto is not considered as Planet.
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