What gods do the nine planets of the solar system represent in Greek mythology?

1, Jupiter (Greek name: Zeus, Rome name: Jupiter)

Zeus is the king of the gods in ancient Greek mythology, the head of the twelve gods of Olympus, and the supreme god who rules all things in the universe. Jupiter among the eight planets is named after his Roman name, which means the biggest planet and the biggest god.

2. Neptune (Greek name: Poseidon, Roman name: Neptune)

Poseidon is the sea god in ancient Greek mythology and one of the twelve gods of Olympus. In Roman mythology, Poseidon was called Poseidon, and the English name of Poseidon came from him.

3. Mars (Greek name: Ares, Rome name: Mars)

Ares is the god of war in ancient Greek mythology, one of the twelve gods of Olympus, and is regarded as the embodiment of martial spirit. Its image originated from the Thracian, the son of Zeus, the king of gods, and Hera, the queen of heaven. Mars is named after his Roman name.

4. Venus (Greek name: Aphrodite, Roman name: Venus)

Avelotti is the goddess of love and beauty in ancient Greek mythology, and also the goddess of sexual desire, one of the twelve gods of Olympus. Born in the ocean, it is sometimes regarded as the patron saint of navigation. Aphrodite's Roman name is Venus, which is also the origin of the name Venus.

5. Mercury (Greek name: Hermes, Roman name: Mercury)

Hermes is the god of commerce, traveler, thief and animal husbandry in ancient Greek mythology. He is also the messenger of the gods and one of the twelve main gods of Olympus. Mercury, the son of Maya, the daughter of Zeus and Atlas, was named after him in Rome.

6. Earth (Greek name: Gaia)

Gaia is the god of the earth in ancient Greek mythology, the mother of the gods, and one of the primitive natural forces that can create life. So the source of the name earth is Gaia, the god of the earth.

7. Saturn (Greek name: kronos, Roman name: Saturn)

Cronus was the father of Zeus, Hera and Poseidon. He is the king of the second generation gods in ancient Greek mythology. In Roman mythology, his name is Saturn. Saturn among the eight planets is named after his Roman name.

8. Uranus (Greek name: Uranus, Roman name: Caius)

Uranus is the god of the sky in ancient Greek mythology, born from the fingers of his mother Gaia, and is the first generation god. It symbolizes hope and the future and represents the sky. So the name of Uranus comes from the name of the first generation king Uranus.

9. Pluto (deleted)

Bruto is Plauto, the god of the underworld in ancient Roman mythology. Historically, Pluto has been regarded as the farthest and smallest planet from the sun. In Greek mythology, it symbolizes Zeus' brother Hades. After being taken away from the throne by his younger brother, Pluto fell to the underworld.

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Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were observed by major civilizations long ago. In ancient China, people named them according to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. In the west, people are named after characters in Roman mythology. During this period, many changes have taken place in astronomy. "Heliocentrism" replaced "geocentric theory", put forward three laws of celestial bodies, and then came to the cosmic system based on gravity.

Astronomers speculated that there were planets outside Neptune according to the characteristics of Neptune's orbit, but there was no harvest until 1930, when American amateur astronomer Tobo observed it, and later named it after Pluto, a ghost in Roman mythology, and translated it into Chinese. At that time, we miscalculated the mass of Pluto and mistakenly thought that Pluto was bigger than the earth. Pluto is regarded as one of the nine planets.

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