[DOC] [TLE] Tellurium - Royal Society of Chemistry [PAR] The Sun is associated with Gold, the Moon with Silver, Mars with Iron, Saturn with 
Lead, ... A 17th Century text quotes, "Iron is called by the name of Mars whether ... 
Klaproth named a new metal he had discovered after this element, Uranium. ... In 
ancient mythology, Tellus or Terra or Gaea was the goddess of the Earth and... [DOC] [TLE] Tellurium, Chemical Element - reaction, water, uses, elements ... [PAR] He suggested the name tellurium, from the Latin word tellus, meaning "Earth." ... 
That element was discovered 30 years later and named in honor of the Moon. [DOC] [TLE] The Parts of the Periodic Table - Angelo State University [PAR] Derivations of the Names and Symbols of the Elements .... 34, Se, Selenium, 
Greek: selene, "Moon" (since tellurium had been named for the Earth). [DOC] [TLE] Elements Named for Celestial Bodies - Science Notes and Projects [PAR] May 29, 2013 ... This is a list of elements named for celestial bodies, such as planets. ... The 
element selenium is named for the moon. ... Cerium  Ceres, the first asteroid to 
be discovered. ... Tellurium  Tellus, the Latin name for the Earth. [DOC] [TLE] The Mythological Origins Of 5 Elements From The Periodic Table ... [PAR] May 30, 2013 ... In 1814, the Swedish chemist Anders Eckeberg discovered a new metal that 
could be placed in strong acid without "drinking" ... Because "tellurium" had been 
named for Tellus, the Roman goddess of the earth, Berzelius strove for balance 
by calling its sister element "selenium" for the goddess of the moon. [DOC] [TLE] Facts About Selenium - Live Science [PAR] May 13, 2013 ... Word origin: Selenium is named after the Greek word for moon, Selene. 
Discovery: The element was discovered by Swedish chemist Jns Jacob 
Berzelius ... between selenium and the metal tellurium, named after the Earth. [DOC] [TLE] How did the chemical elements get their names? | OxfordWords blog [PAR] Apr 22, 2015 ... Unlike much of the English language, the names of elements tend to have ... 
naming after the god, and named tellurium (Te) after the Earth (Latin tellus) by ... 
from the Greek selene for 'moon', for his newly discovered element,... [DOC] [TLE] Three elements are named after the earth, moon & sun. Tellurium ... [PAR] Tellurium comes from the Latin name Tellus, Roman goddess of the earth. 
Selenium is named after Selene, Greek goddess of the moon. Helium is named 
after... [DOC] [TLE] List of chemical element name etymologies - Wikipedia [PAR] This is the list of etymologies for all chemical element names. Contents. [hide]. 1 
Table; 2 .... mythological, Named for Europe, where it was discovered. Europe ..... 
34, Selenium, Se, Greek,  (selene), moon, astrological/ mythological, From 
Greek  ... 52, Tellurium, Te, Latin, Tellus, Earth, From Latin tellus ("Earth"). [DOC] [TLE] How the Moon Got Its Name - Today I Found Out [PAR] Apr 7, 2015 ... The only other exception to this naming convention are the decidedly generic 
sounding names of the Earth and Moon. Since we've already... [DOC] [TLE] Which elements are named after planets? | Reference.com [PAR] ... table are of Latin or Greek origin, but four are named after heavenly bodies: 
uranium, neptunium, tellurium (named for "tellus," the Latin word for Earth) and... [DOC] [TLE] What are some facts about the history of selenium? | Reference.com [PAR] Initially, the chemists thought they had found tellurium while studying ... which 
derived its name from the Latin word "tellus," which means Earth. ... A: One 
interesting fact about selenium is that it is named after selene, the Greek word for 
moon. [DOC] [TLE] What are some interesting facts about selenium? | Reference.com [PAR] Jons Jakob Berzellius named it after the moon because the element shared 
similar characteristics with tellurium, another element named after the

Question: It was named for the moon as it was found with tellurium which was named for the Earth
Answer: selenium