ASTRONOMY

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    Aries, the ram of the Golden Fleece , Taurus, the bull in which Zeus transformed to abduct Europa, Gemini, honoring the gods Castor and Pollux , Cancer, the crab Hera sent as an ally to the Hydra to beat Heracles ; Leo, the Lion of Nemea , Virgo, is Erigone , wife of Dionysus , Libra, symbol Astrea , Goddess of Justice , Scorpius, the scorpion sent by Artemis to kill Orion , Sagittarius , centaurs , Capricorn, in honor of Amalthea , Aquarius, represents Ganymede and Pisces, the fish that led Aphrodite and Eros fleeing from Typhon.

     

     

     

    Mercury (Hermes , messenger of the gods) , Venus (Aphrodite , goddess of beauty and love) , Earth ( Gaia, goddess of the earth ) , Mars (Ares , god of war ) , Júpiter (Zeus , god of light) , Saturn ( Cronus, a Titan ) , Uranus ( personification of the sky) , Neptune (Poseidon , god of the sea ) and Pluto (Hades , god of the underworld ) .

     

     

     

    Sol is the sun god Helium, the moon is Selene the moon goddess , Deimo and Fobo are the moons of Mars, Jupiter have names related to the god Zeus and Europa , Io, Metis , Amalthea, Tede , Leda, Humalia , Elara Carmen, Pasiphae, Sinope , Callisto , Ganymede , Adrastrea or all names of gods and goddesses. The satellites of Saturn do the same with their 'god' with Atlas , Prometheus , Pandora, Janus, Mimante , Enceladus , Tethys, Dione , Calipso , Rhea , Titan , Hyperion, Iapetus , Phoebe and Neptune so with Triton Talasa , Nereid, Naiad, Galatea , Proteus gods related to the king of the seas.

     

     

     

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    Mercury was the god of commerce .
    Venus is named after the goddess of love , beauty and fertility.
    The Earth is our home and for Gea Romans, was the personification of Mother Earth and daughter of Chaos , besides mother and wife of Uranus.
    Mars is named after the god of war , son of Zeus and Hera, by its reddish color.
    Jupiter (Zeus in Greek mythology ) is the largest planet in the solar system , so named after the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods , is the father of all gods and men in that case.
    Saturn is the god of time .
    Neptune, known as Poseidon that governs all waters and seas , riding the waves on white horses .
    Uranus is the primordial god of the sky , the son and husband of Gaia , Mother Earth .
    Pluto, god of death , is the son of Cronus and Rhea , brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
    
    

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    BY SOFÍA PIQUERAS