Origin of English Names of Nine Planets

but the corresponding myth is Gaeo, which

Venus: Venus

Venus, the god of love and beauty in Roman mythology

Jupiter

Jupiter, the god in Roman mythology, is also the Lord God and the master of everything.

Mars <

Saturn

Jupiter's father

Uranus: Uranus

Uranus, the god of the universe in ancient Greek mythology, was the earliest supreme god

Pluto

Pluto

, corresponding to Hades

Neptune

Neptune in Greek mythology. Mercury is the name of "God of Commerce" and "God of Travel" in Roman mythology. Mercury is the fastest planet among the nine planets, so it is similar to this god in Roman mythology, so it is named Mercury. The next one is Venus. Venus is the Greek god of love and beauty, but I don't understand why people named Venus after the god of love and beauty, because it doesn't look beautiful, but it is very bright. It is called "jewel in the sky", "morning star" or "night star", but it is not a star, but a planet.

People can see it every day. It is very bright. Next is our beloved green planet, the earth. We sometimes call our earth Planet Earth. We don't need to explain too much about the earth, because you already know a lot about it.

The next one is "God of War", which is also the English name of Mars. People call this planet Mars because it is red and hot, yes! Jupiter's name Jupiter is the Roman name of Zeus, the god of gods in Greek mythology. He is the ruler of all gods. Legend has it that he is in charge of everything, and some of them are like "emperors". Jupiter is followed by Saturn. Saturn is famous for its three rings. In Roman mythology, Saturn is the "god of agriculture", and he ranks behind Jupiter, the "god of gods". In English, we use part of Saturn in the word Saturday.

the next one is Uranus. Uranus is the "God of Heaven" or "God of the Sky" in Roman mythology. Interestingly, Uranus has many satellites, which have been discovered since the 195s. There are many satellites orbiting Uranus, and people have given them names, which is very interesting. The names of many satellites are from Shakespeare's plays. There is a satellite called Juliet, which comes from romeo and Juliet. And Ariel in The Tempest. Do you know these plays by Shakespeare? Many satellite names come from these plays, and they are also famous names, which must be very interesting for scientists. Next is Neptune. Neptune is the "God of the Sea". He controls all the oceans in the world. Next is the last planet. The last planet is the lovely Pluto. Pluto is Mickey Mouse's pet dog, but it is not just a Disney character. Pluto is the "god of the underground world" in Roman mythology. Interestingly, this god can make himself invisible. In fact, Pluto was hidden for many years, and it was not discovered until the last century. I still remember that astronomers thought that there must be such a planet according to the orbit of the planet around the sun, but they never found it, and finally found Pluto. This is a great discovery. I think it's cute. Scientists are still discovering new comets and stars, so it is interesting to study astronomy.

In English-speaking countries, children use this sentence to remember the names of the nine planets in the solar system and the order of their distance from the sun. Look at the sun in this position. This sentence goes like this: My very excellent mother just sent us nine pizzas. If you look carefully at the letters at the beginning of each word in this sentence, you will find that this sentence can really help you remember the names of the nine planets and the order of their distance from the sun. The planet closest to the sun is called Mercury, V is Venus, E is Earth, M is Mars, J is Jupiter, S is Saturn, U is Uranus, N is Neptune, and finally P is Pluto, a very lovely Pluto.

In fact, the moon is one of the most familiar celestial bodies, but let's look at the word moon itself, which also has some interesting meanings. In fact, when it comes to "moon", who doesn't know, it means "moon", but besides this, it has another meaning, that is, it refers to satellites of planets or artificial satellites. In this sense, it is the same meaning as satellite as we know it. Now let's give you two sentences to compare. The first sentence is: the moon is the satellite of the earth. That is to say, the moon is the satellite of the earth; There is another sentence, listen carefully: Saturn has severe moons. Translation should be that Saturn has several satellites orbiting it, and the moon here should never be interpreted as: Saturn has several moons, if so, it will be a joke.