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Where did Planet Jupiter get its name from?

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Where did Planet Jupiter get its name from?

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Jupiter was named after the Roman god of the thunder and king of all the gods (also known as Zeus in Greece). It’s likely that the relative brightness of Jupiter in the night sky, along with its goldish hue contributed to the ancients associating this planet with their most revered god.

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