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  • Origin of the Asteroid Belt's Name: Not Named After a Deity
    The asteroid belt is not named after any god or goddess. It got its name from the fact that it's a region of space between Mars and Jupiter where a large number of asteroids are located.

    The term "asteroid" itself comes from the Greek word "aster" meaning "star", as early astronomers thought they were stars.

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