i think but am not sure that saturday is named after saturn, sunday is after the sun and monday is for the moon, if i'm on the right lines can you help with the other 4 days, if i'm way off enlighten me!!!
2007-12-14 00:51:12 · 10 answers · asked by Ste B 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The Days.
Sunday after the sun,
Monday after the Moon
Tuesday after Tiw the old English god of war
Wednesday after Wodan the old German chief god
Thursday after Thor the Scandinavian god of thunder
Friday after the old English goddess Frig
Saturday after Saturn.
The Months
January after Janus the roman two faced god of doors
February after (L) Februarius the feast of expiation meaning atonement.
March after Mars the roman god of war
April after (L) Aperire meaning to open
May after Maia the mother of Mercury the roman messenger of the gods
June after Juno the wife of Jupiter the roman god of law
July after Julius Caesar
August after Augustus Caesar
September after (L) Septum meaning seven for the Seventh month
October after (L) Octo meaning Eight for the eighth month
November after (L) Novem meaning Nine for the ninth month
December after (L) Decem meaning Tenth for the tenth month.
July and August were added by the Romans
2007-12-14 00:54:13 · answer #1 · answered by freddiem 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Monday - moon
Wednesday, Odin's Day ä Norse God
Thursday - Thor's Day - Norse God
Friday - Freya's Day - Norse Goddess -wife of Odin
Saturday - Saturn? A planet
Sunday - Dedicated to the Sun.
Tuesday? Apparently named after a Teutonic God, (tysdagr - old Norse) something like Mars the God of war, which is why the French call Tuesday Mardi - well that's what the OED says!
2007-12-14 16:44:07 · answer #2 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunday The sun
Monday The moon
Tuesday Tiu (the Anglo-Saxon god of war, equivalent to the Norse Tyr or the Roman Mars)
Wednesday Woden (the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Odin, the chief Norse god)
Thursday Thor (the Norse god of thunder)
Friday Frigg (the Norse god of love and fertility, the equivalent of the Roman Venus)
Saturday Saturn (the Roman god of agriculture)
Hope this helps
Hugs
Rae
xxx
2007-12-14 08:54:44 · answer #3 · answered by Red 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are named after gods and goddesses.
Monday = Moon Day =
Tuesday = Tiw's Day (the Germanic God Tiw, syncretized to the Roman god Mars, think the French word for Tuesday, Mardi)
Wednesday = Woden's Day (the Germanic God Odin/Woden, syncretized to the Roman god Mercury, think the French word for Wednesday, Mercredi)
Thursday = Thor's Day (the Germanic God Thor, syncretized to the Roman god Jupiter or Jove, think the French word for Thursday, Jeudi)
Friday = Frigg's Day (the Germanic Goddess Frigg, syncretized to the Roman goddess Venus, think the French word for Friday, Vendredi)
Saturday = Saturn's Day (the Roman God Saturn)
Sunday = Sun's Day
2007-12-14 09:02:08 · answer #4 · answered by snowbaal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are named after things worshiped by some cultures.
Thursday - Thor's day
Friday -Freya's day
etc. I'm not up too much on Norse Deities.
At least one month (and I think more as well) is named after a Roman ruler.
August - Augustus
2007-12-14 08:54:01 · answer #5 · answered by Yun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The days get their names from the original germanic names. Heathen Europe refused to let go of them. They are in order,.....Solisdag, Mannisdag,Tyrsdag,Wodensdag,Thursdag,Friggisdag,and Satirsdag. The names are suns day, moons day, Tyrs day after the norse god ,Woden's day ditto, Thor's day ditto, Friggs day a pagan goddess, and Satirs day.
2007-12-14 09:04:46 · answer #6 · answered by Viking one 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sunday - day of the sun
Monday - day of the moon
Tuesday - Nordic god Tyr, who was the equivalent of the Roman war god Mars.
Wednesday - Woden's day.
Thursday - Thor's day.
Friday - Frigga's day.
Saturday - day of the planet Saturn.
2007-12-14 09:10:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just to add to what people have already said - different cultures use different systems - based either on old Germanic/Scandanavian gods or on Romans -
In French Wednesday is "Mecredi" - Mercury - Thursday is "Jeudi"- Jupiter and Friday is "Vendredi" - Venus........
Some countries just use what translates as 1st day, 2nd day etc......
Wednesday in German is "Midwok" - no points for guessing that one.....................
2007-12-14 09:09:55 · answer #8 · answered by john n 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Theya, Wodin, Thor, Freya - norse gods.
2007-12-14 08:54:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
google or ask .com
2007-12-14 09:00:31 · answer #10 · answered by agent_starfire 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋