Periodic Table #3: Gods, Myths, and Greek Words

Can you identify the elements named after mythological figures, deities, celestial bodies, or the original Greek words describing their properties?This quiz is part of the Periodic Table series of 6 fun and challenging quizzes.

Includes elements named after celestial objects that derived their names from classical mythology.

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You may also try the other quizzes on the series: #1 #2 #4 #5 and #6

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Symbol	Element	Named after
Ti	Titanium	Titans (primordial Greek deities)
Pm	Promethium	Prometheus (Titan who gave fire to humanity)
Th	Thorium	Thor (Norse god of thunder)
V	Vanadium	Vanadis (another name for the Norse goddess Freyja)
Nb	Niobium	Niobe (daughter of Tantalus in Greek myth)
Ta	Tantalum	Tantalus (Greek mythological king punished in Hades)
Hg	Mercury	Mercury (Roman messenger god)
Pu	Plutonium	Pluto (Roman god of the underworld / dwarf planet)
Np	Neptunium	Neptune (Roman god of the sea / planet)
U	Uranium	Uranus (Greek god of the sky / planet)
Ce	Cerium	Ceres (Roman goddess of the harvest / asteroid)
Pd	Palladium	Pallas Athena (Greek goddess of wisdom)
Ir	Iridium	Iris (Greek rainbow goddess)
Cr	Chromium	Chroma (Greek: color)
Cl	Chlorine	Chloros (Greek: pale green)
P	Phosphorus	Phosphoros (Greek: light-bearer, the morning star)
Ne	Neon	Neos (Greek: new)
Ar	Argon	Argos (Greek: lazy/inactive)
Kr	Krypton	Kryptos (Greek: hidden)
Xe	Xenon	Xenos (Greek: stranger/foreign)
Pa	Protactinium	Protos (Greek: first) + Aktinium (parent of actinium)

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