Post by Roderick on Aug 31, 2008 10:10:58 GMT 12
The Solar system
The Romans knew of seven bright objects in the sky, the Sun, the Moon and five planets. They named them after their most important gods. If you click on the Sun, Moon or planet name, you will go to an outside website so you can find out more information about the Solar System. If you want to return here, click on the Back button above. The god's title will take you to my description of the god.
Description / God /Why?
Sun The Sun is the brightest object in the sky./ Apollo / God of Enlightenment
Moon The Moon is the next brightest object. / Diana/ Goddess of Hunting, sister of Apollo
Planet/ Description of Planet/ God's Title
Mercury / fastest planet/ Messenger of the Gods
Venus/ brightest planet/ Goddess of Love
Mars / the red planet / God of War
Jupiter/ largest planet / King of the Gods
Saturn / slowest planet / God of Time
Planets discovered in modern times
You need a telescope to see these planets.
Planet/ Discovered/ God's Title/ Why?
Uranus/ 1781 / Father of Saturn / next to Saturn and further out
Neptune / 1846 / God of the Sea / blue planet
Pluto / 1930/ God of Death / coldest planet and furthest from the Sun
The planet names are the names of Roman gods, except Uranus, who was a Greek god.
By 2006, astronomers had discovered other things in the solar system which were bigger than Pluto, so they decided to make Pluto a dwarf planet instead. This means that there are now 8 planets (including Earth) rather than 9.
gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/roman/planets.htm
The Romans knew of seven bright objects in the sky, the Sun, the Moon and five planets. They named them after their most important gods. If you click on the Sun, Moon or planet name, you will go to an outside website so you can find out more information about the Solar System. If you want to return here, click on the Back button above. The god's title will take you to my description of the god.
Description / God /Why?
Sun The Sun is the brightest object in the sky./ Apollo / God of Enlightenment
Moon The Moon is the next brightest object. / Diana/ Goddess of Hunting, sister of Apollo
Planet/ Description of Planet/ God's Title
Mercury / fastest planet/ Messenger of the Gods
Venus/ brightest planet/ Goddess of Love
Mars / the red planet / God of War
Jupiter/ largest planet / King of the Gods
Saturn / slowest planet / God of Time
Planets discovered in modern times
You need a telescope to see these planets.
Planet/ Discovered/ God's Title/ Why?
Uranus/ 1781 / Father of Saturn / next to Saturn and further out
Neptune / 1846 / God of the Sea / blue planet
Pluto / 1930/ God of Death / coldest planet and furthest from the Sun
The planet names are the names of Roman gods, except Uranus, who was a Greek god.
By 2006, astronomers had discovered other things in the solar system which were bigger than Pluto, so they decided to make Pluto a dwarf planet instead. This means that there are now 8 planets (including Earth) rather than 9.
gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/roman/planets.htm
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