Yes, the planet Mercury was named after the god Mercury. Mercury's other names are Thoth and Hermes (pronounced Her-meez).
it wasn't named after a god it was named after a messenger when he found the planet in the sky so he named it mercury.
The planet Mercury was named after the Roman messenger god, Mercury, who was also the god of communication, commerce, and travel.
Mercury was named after Hermes, the Roman god of travel.
It was named after the Roman god Mercury.
The Roman god Mercury.
Mercury is named after the ROMAN god Mercurius (Mercury).
Mercury is the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Hermes.
Mercury was a Roman god.
Mercury was named after Hermes, the Roman god of travel.
The Romans named the planet Mercury in ancient times, and later Europeans adopted it. The messenger god Mercury was the Roman form of the earlier Greek god Hermes.
the roman god Mercuries
Mercury was a messenger and god of trade in Roman mythology.
Mercury was named after the Roman god because he was the god of travel, communication, and messenger of the gods - qualities that were associated with the fast-moving planet in the sky. Additionally, the planet's swift orbit around the sun was believed to be symbolic of Mercury's speed and agility.