Planet Names Gods

_________ is the god of commerce, travel and thievery in Roman mythology. The planet probably received this name because it moves so quickly across the sky.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Pluto

_________ is the Roman goddess of love and beauty. The planet is aptly named since it makes a beautiful sight in the sky, with only the Sun and the Moon being brighter.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Saturn

• Mars

_____ is the Roman god of War. The planet probably got this name due to its red color.

• Mars

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Jupiter

_____ was the King of the Gods in Roman mythology, making the name a good choice for what is by far the largest planet in our solar system.

• Earth

• Mars

• Saturn

• Jupiter

_____ is the Roman god of agriculture.

• Venus

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

_____ is the ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

_____ was the Roman god of the Sea. Given the beautiful blue color of this planet, the name is an excellent choice!

• Earth

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

_____ is the Roman god of the underworld in Roman mythology. Perhaps the dwarf planet received this name because it's so far from the Sun that it is in perpetual darkness.

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Pluto

_____ is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/Roman mythology

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Earth