Neptune
Neptune, the Roman equivalent of Greek God Poseidon, is the God of the sea. He is known for being violent, hence why he was commonly associated with earthquakes that the Ancient Romans believed were sea-born, mainly because of their lack of knowledge on what exactly caused earthquakes. Neptune was more of a minor God at the time who slowly gained attention as Poseidon did. The main reason that the planet Neptune was named after the God is simply its blue hue. Neptune was a planet that was discovered after the more nearby ones, so many Gods' names were already occupied by the previously discovered planets. I do think that this is an appropriate name for this planet. While the reason is not exactly thoughtful, you have no other way to truly name a newly discovered planet, due to the lack of information on the planet. There are not that many in-depth meaning behind the names of the other planets, so why adopt one now? Since relating a God to a planet has been proven a hard task given their extreme differences, so I do not mind that the name wasn't exactly deep or meaningful. I also like how the simple meaning behind the name relates directly back to the Ancient Romans and is not twisted or modernized like some other interpretations of mythology or culture.
Grace Ramsey
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/139-How-did-Neptune-get-its-name-
https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/neptune/
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