Mercury is the Roman god of commerce, communication, travel, and thievery. Mars gets its name from the Roman god of War. No Greco-Roman connectIn case you read the above paragraph, and read it again to see if you had missed out Earth in it, you can be assured that Earth isn’t mentioned in it. This is because Earth is the only planet in the solar system whose English name does not derive from Roman or Greek mythology. The English name of our planet, Earth, comes from Old English and Germanic.

Source: The Hindu May 30, 2021 04:42 UTC