Planets and gods


About 2,300 years ago the astronomer Aristotle gave the planets
names of Greek gods. Aristotle did his best to match the characters the gods
where supposed to have with what he knew about planets- there speed, brightness,
and colour. Later greek writing about the planets was translated into the Latin
language, so the greek planet names were changed to the names of the equivalent
Roman gods. Hermes became Mercury, Aphrodite became Venus, Ares became Mars,
Zeus became Jupiter, and Cronos became Saturn.



planets

planets

Earth

Earth

Wednesday 23 November 2011

MARS

Named by the Romans for their god of war because of its red, bloodlike colour. This is the colour for anger and danger. This planet is the most feared of all the gods, because he was always furious. Mars' moons were named after demons. But in truth, it is a small and unthreatning planet. Mars has seasons almost like Earths seasons. Mars is well known for its powerful winds that make the red dust go very far. I think Mars is similar to Earth because of its seasons, volcanoes, and how it once had water.
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