Gods and the Planets

EntityRoman deityGreek GodBabylonian GodEgyptian GodMeaning (European)
SunSol Helios / ApolloShamashRaGod of Prophecy and Solar Incarnation
Helios means “sun.”
MoonLuna
Diana		 Selene / ArtemisSinKhonsuGoddess of Hunting and Lunar Incarnation
Selene means “moon.”
MercuryMercury Hermes NabuThothGod of messengers, travel, and/or commerce.
VenusVenusAphroditeInannaIsis
Hathor		Goddess of romance and lust; Venus means “love” and/or “sexual desire.”
MarsMarsAres NergalGod of War
JupiterJupiter
Jove		ZeusMardukAmunLeader, King and Father of the Olympian Gods; Jupiter means “Jovial King” and/or “Father of Thunder.”
SaturnSaturnCronusNinurtaGod 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.”
UranusUranusUranusAnuGod of the Sky, Father of Saturn and Grandfather of Jupiter; “Uranus” and “Caelus” both mean “Sky” and/or “Father Sky.”
NeptuneNeptunePoseidonGod of the Sea
PlutoPlutoHadesGod of the Underworld and Death; Hades means “the unseen” and Pluto means “wealth.”