Jupiter, the chief Roman deity, and Mars, the god of war, lent their names to planets that reflected their characteristics in the night sky. Similarly, the Greek goddess Gaia, known as the ...

The red planet Mars, named for the Roman god of war, has long been an omen in the night sky. And in its own way, the planet’s rusty red surface tells a story of destruction. Billions of years ...

Cold, dark and distant, it was named after the Roman god of the underworld. In Greek mythology, the corresponding god is ...

colleges of priests paid tribute to these gods on behalf of Rome itself. The objective of Roman worship was to gain the blessing of the gods and thereby gain prosperity for themselves, their ...

it was classified as a planet and named Pluto, after the god of outer darkness in Roman mythology. So things stood for 65 years. Although Pluto's orbit was more elongated than the other planets ...

The chorus of this song makes the link between the many deities of Roman mythology and the planets in the night sky – Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Mercury, etc. Mercury’s ‘Mystery Tour’ takes ...