It is believed to be the god of agriculture in Roman mythology and its Greek name is Cronos. ... There are dark spots in some places on the rings and in the past have been mistaken for some of Saturn's moons and one of the moons is thought to have given particles to one of the rings and they orbit together. ... The rings are made of small particles each in an independent orbit that range in size from a centimeter or so to several meters, and a few kilometer-sized objects are also likely, and the average size about 10 centimeters (four inches). ... The ring particles seem to be composed...

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"In Roman mythology, Mercury is the god of commerce, travel and thievery" (Mercury 1). ... Ares, the god of war is the name the Greeks gave to Mars (Mars1). ... "In roman mythology, Saturn is the god of agriculture" (Saturn 1). ... Though they look continuous, the rings are actually composed of innumerable small particles each in an independent orbit. ...

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