The Days of the Week
Submitted by Think Inc Team
The ancient Babylonians, then the Romans, named the days of the week after planets and other bodies they saw in the sky.
| Sunday: Sun’s day |
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| Monday: Moon’s day |  |
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| Tuesday: Tiu’s day; Roman god of war. |
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| Wednesday: Woden’s day; the Roman god Mercury became the Scandinavian god Woden. The day of Mercury was translated as Woden’s day. |
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| Thursday: Thor’s day; originally the day of Jove became Thor’s day. Thor and the roman god Jove (Jupiter) were gods of thunder. |
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| Friday: Freyja’s day; the day of the planet Venus was translated into Freyja or Frigg’s day because both are goddesses of Love. |
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Saturday: Saturn’s day |  |
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