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Thursday, May 03, 2007

Period 2 Thought Question: Dan, Michael, Austin, and Glenn

Why do you think we named most of the planets in the solar system after the Roman versions of Greek gods?

6 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think that they thought that the Romans were very smart and I think that since they couldn't explain it they blamed the gods.

8:06 AM, May 04, 2007  
Blogger atc said...

the plantes were named after the roman gods because the romans discovered the planets.

8:07 AM, May 04, 2007  
Blogger anupriyan said...

I thing it's because the rom,ans discovered the planets and maybe the charecteristics of some planets reminded them of the powers their gods held.

8:09 AM, May 04, 2007  
Blogger Joe Johnson said...

Austins a loser

8:44 AM, May 04, 2007  
Blogger sam shekman said...

the plantes becanme roman gods but then they became more and more to make sence about the other worlds.

8:50 AM, May 04, 2007  
Blogger eric teofilo said...

the plantes were named after the roman gods because the romans discovered the planets.

8:50 AM, May 04, 2007  

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