Which planet is named after the sky God in Greek mythology?

The Romans named the five planets closest to the Sun after their most important gods. These were the only planets that were bright enough for them to see.

Later, when telescopes were used, other planets were discovered. Astronomers decided to continue naming the planets after Roman Gods with one exception - Uranus. Uranus was named after the Greek god of the sky. According to myth, he was the father of Saturn and the grandfather of Jupiter.

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune, and both have different bulk chemical composition from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. For this reason, scientists often classify Uranus and Neptune as "ice giants" to distinguish them from the gas giants.

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Albeck1994

Roman gods but easy process of elimination. Jupiter is the highest God. Mars God if war Venus goddess of love, which leaves Uranus God of the sky

Phil Kennelty

Would have been a good question if the other choices were planets. Also, how can Uranus, a Greek god, be the father and grandfather of Roman gods?

Leader PM Imran Khan 🇵🇰

H. sapiens, Yeah u r right but how much times u said it ??? Bro

Dianna Hattori

Since Uranus was the only planet listed it was easy.

glennwo47

Phil Kennelty, You really have to ask? LoL

Chris Brown

It is Zeus/Jupiter who is sometimes referred to as the sky god or god of the heavens, although it is usually Ouranos/Greek and Uranus in Latin who has that "seat".

Lynn Murphy

Ummm ... since Uranus was the only planet in the list of options, I took a chance and chose that.

fdeisner

Venus, Jupiter, Mars or even Pluto would have been better non answer choices as they are actual planet names even though they are not Greek.

earlepg

Bobne55, That made it sooo difficult to answer, didn't it?

l cgosselin

Phil Kennelty, umm I agree completely…. does nobody else notice that this option was the ONLY planet???

Patty K

If Uranus was a Greek god, that means he was the grandfather of Zeus and the father of Cronus, not their Roman versions (Jupiter and Saturn)

Debbie Porter

Fairly simple to deduce...Jupiter, Mars, and Venus are the Roman equivalents of the Greek Gods Zeus, Ares, and Aphrodite...Uranus is the only Greek god represented in the choices.