Planets & Myths

Create a Power point presentation that includes:-Picture of the planet-Picture of the God/Goddess-Story of the God/Goddess-Is the God/Goddess Greek or Roman?Samira Firouzkouhi

Mercury • Mercury - God Of Trade/Profit (roman)• Mercury was a messenger, Mercury was also considered a god of

abundance and commercial success.• Mercury is known to the Romans as Mercurius and in early writings as

Merqurius, Mirqurios or Mircurios.

Venus • Venus - Goddess of love (roman)• Venus means love or sexual desire. • Venus was a major Roman goddess usually associated with love, beauty

and fertility, who played a key role in many Roman religious festivals and myths.

Earth • Earth- Gaia Mother Nature ( greek )• Greek goddess personifying Earth.• In her hand, the poppy flower can be transformed as a pomegranate.• Greeks believed Gaia bore many gods and goddesses.

Mars • Mars - God of war (roman)• The husband of Bellona, son of Juno and Jupiter, and lover of Venus. • Mars is the most prominent military god.

Jupiter • Jupiter – King of Gods/God of Sky (roman)• The father of Mars and Mercury, son of Saturn and brother of Veritas • Jupiter ruled over laws and social order.

Saturn

• Saturn - God of Agriculture (roman)• When Jupiter ascended the throne, Saturn fled to Rome and established

the Golden Age, a time of peace and harmony, which lasted as long as he reigned.

Uranus • Uranus- God of Sky (Greek)• Uranus is the son and husband of Gaia.• Uranus imprisoned Gaia's youngest children, deep in Earth, and his

youngest son, Cornus, castrated him.

Neptune • Neptune - God of the Sea (roman)• Neptune is brother of Jupiter and Pluto. • For a time he was paired with Salacia, the goddess of the salt water.