In the sequence of planets moving outward from the Sun, the final planet is named for the Roman god of the sea. What is the name of that god's Greek counterpart?
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Poseidon
The sequence follows the planets in order: Mercury (Hermes), Venus (Aphrodite), Earth (N/A), Mars (Ares), Jupiter (Zeus), Saturn (Cronus), Uranus (Ouranos), and Neptune (Poseidon).
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- Which Greek deity is the equivalent of the Roman god for whom the eighth planet from the Sun is named?