planets; ancient mythology

  1. OldLady

    Why is Earth called Earth?

    The other planets in our solar system are named for the classical gods of ancient Rome or Greece. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus, their ancestors, and then Pluto. So how did we get stuck with EARTH? Sounds so common. Does anyone know? What should we be called if...

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