Why is the Planet Venus named after Aphrodite?
The ancient Greeks and Romans were only aware of five planets, and they named them after their gods (Aphrodite to the Greeks, Venus to the Romans). Venus is the brightest from earth, and so was named for the godess of beauty just as the angry red planet, mars, was named for the Roman god of war From http://www.promotega.org/VSU06052/Venus.… “The planet Venus was named after the Greek goddess of love. The reason is because it is one of the brightest planets in the, Solar System except for the Sun and the Moon.” From http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_was_venus_… “The Romans knew of seven bright objects in the sky, the sun, the moon and the five brightest planets. They named them after their most important gods. Venus, the brightest planet in the night sky, was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
