Venus takes its name from Venus, the Goddess of Love. Back in Roman times, there were only a few different objects in the sky bright enough to identify. They named these after their Roman Gods, with Venus being chosen for the very brightest planet in the Sky. Other planets named after Roman Gods are Mercury, the God's messenger, Mars, the God of War, Jupiter, the God of Thunder and Saturn, God of Agriculture and Wealth. Neptune and Uranus are also named after God's, but they were discovered much later.