Gods and the Planets

Entity Roman deity Greek God Babylonian God Egyptian God Meaning (European)
Sun Sol Helios / Apollo Shamash Ra God of Prophecy and Solar Incarnation
Helios means “sun.”
Moon Luna
Diana		 Selene / Artemis Sin Khonsu Goddess of Hunting and Lunar Incarnation
Selene means “moon.”
Mercury Mercury Hermes Nabu Thoth God of messengers, travel, and/or commerce.
Venus Venus Aphrodite Inanna Isis
Hathor		 Goddess of romance and lust; Venus means “love” and/or “sexual desire.”
Mars Mars Ares Nergal God of War
Jupiter Jupiter
Jove		 Zeus Marduk Amun Leader, King and Father of the Olympian Gods; Jupiter means “Jovial King” and/or “Father of Thunder.”
Saturn Saturn Cronus Ninurta God of Agriculture and the Father of Jupiter.
Leader and ruler of the Titans; Saturn means “God of Seeds”, “Father of the Harvest”, and/or “Father Time.”
Uranus Uranus Uranus Anu God of the Sky, Father of Saturn and Grandfather of Jupiter; “Uranus” and “Caelus” both mean “Sky” and/or “Father Sky.”
Neptune Neptune Poseidon God of the Sea
Pluto Pluto Hades God of the Underworld and Death; Hades means “the unseen” and Pluto means “wealth.”