01. How did people think up the names for the planets? Why are they named after Greek gods? (A K2S Question)

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The planets that we can see with our eyes were seen and named by the ancient Greeks a long time ago. Naturally they used the names of their gods because they thought that the planets had something to do with their gods.

Answer provided by Ed Frederick, Ph.D.


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