NASA’s Solar System Exploration website notes these names, rooted in Latin, persisted due to historical inertia despite varied ancient names.

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According to ancient writers and Greek mythology, the muses are the sources of inspiration for the arts and knowledge.

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They were the children of a group of immortals known as the Titans, also known as the Elder Gods, who were themselves the children of an even more ancient pair of primordial beings, Uranus and Gaia.

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A year after Hershel's discovery, writes Popular Science, German astronomer Johann Bode suggested the winning name: Uranus, the Latin word for the Greek god of the sky: Ouranos (Ew-rah-nose).