What element is named after the god that stole fire frome heaven?

Answer 1

Cerium, named after the asteroid "Ceres" which, in turn, was named after the Roman goddess of agriculture.

Helium was named after either "helios" (ancient Greek for "sun")

or "Helios" (the god of the sun in Greek mythology).

Mercury was named after Mercury, the Roman god of speed and

messenger of the gods.

Neptunium was named after the planet Neptune, which in turn was named after

the Roman god of the sea.

Palladium was named after an asteroid discovered two years before the element;

this asteroid was named after Pallas Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom.

Plutonium was named after the dwarf planet Pluto; said dwarf planet was named after Pluto,

Roman god of the dead.

Selenium comes from Greek "selene" (moon)

or from "Selene" (Greek goddess of the moon).

Tellurium comes from latin "tellus" (earth) or from "Tellus" (Roman mother goddess).

Titanium was named after the Titans, a race of powerful deities in Greek mythology.

As you can plainly see, there are more than six elements named after a deity.

Answer 2

Mercury, vanadium (Vanadis) and thorium (Thor) are named after gods directly; titanium was named after the Greek Titans, a collective name for a particular group of divine beings. Cerium (Ceres), selenium (Selene), palladium (Pallas), uranium (Uranus), neptunium (Neptune) and plutonium (Pluto) are all named after celestial bodies which were themselves named after (or at least shared the names of) gods, so indirectly they're named after gods. Tantalum (Tantalus) and niobium (Niobe) are named after mythological figures who were related to gods, but weren't actually worshiped as gods themselves. Cobalt and nickel are named after supernatural beings (German kobold meaning "goblin" and Nickel, the name of a mischievous Sprite).

Answer 3

Thorium is named after the Norse god Thor. Helium was named after Helios, which is both the Greek word for sun and the Greek sun god.

Answer 4

Roman gods: Neptunium( neptune), Plutonium ( pluto),

Answer 5

Examples are: Mercury, Plutonium, Cerium, Europium, Helium, Niobium, Titanium, Tantalum, Uranium, Selenium, Palladium, Vanadium.

Answer 6

money, elements Au= Gold

Answer 7

helium is named after a greek god

Answer 8

This element is promethium.

Answer 9

Mercury :)

Answer 10

THORIUM