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What is the planet Jupiter named after?

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Zeus is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus, and the god of the sky and thunder.
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Jupiter, the king of the gods and highest authority in the Roman pantheon
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What is Jupiter, the 5th planet in the Solar System so named because of its connection with?
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Jupiter the roman god!!
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Posted at 17:42 on April 30, 2012.
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Jupiter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Romans named the planet after the Roman god Jupiter When viewed from Earth, Jupiter can reach an apparent magnitude of −2.94, making it on average the third-brightest object in ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_(planet)
The planet Jupiter
b) The planet Jupiter is named after the God of War. c) Jupiter is named after the Roman god of the sea d) Jupiter is named after the Roman god of agriculture.
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What is Jupiter named after
it was named after the roman god jupiter.the greek equivalent to zeus. Who is Jupiter named after? the planet Jupiter named after the roman god in roman mythology
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How do planets and their moons get their names?
The planet probably got this name due to its red color. Jupiter was the King of the Gods in Roman mythology, making ... They are named after literary characters (from works by ...
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question48.html
Jupiter's Moons - Astronomy Games For Kids - KidsAstronomy.com
Ganymede is the largest of Jupiter's moons. It is larger in diameter than both the planets Mercury and Pluto. Ganymede was named after a very handsome Trojan boy who Zeus took ...
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/jupiter/moons.htm

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