The ancient Babylonians, then the Romans, named the days of the week after planets and the other bodies they saw in the sky. Some names we know today come from the names of Scandinavian gods.
Monday
Moon's day
Tuesday
Tiu's day: Mars, the Roman gos of war, was adapted in Scandinavian mythology as the warrior Tiu or Tiw.
Wednesday
Woden's day: the Roman go Mercury became the Scandinavian god Woden.
Thursday
Thor's day: like Roman god Jupiter, Thor was a thunder god.
Friday
Freyja's day: like Venus, Freyja or Frigg was the godness of love.
Saturday
Saturn's day
Sunday
Sun's day
Monday
Moon's day
Tuesday
Tiu's day: Mars, the Roman gos of war, was adapted in Scandinavian mythology as the warrior Tiu or Tiw.
Wednesday
Woden's day: the Roman go Mercury became the Scandinavian god Woden.
Thursday
Thor's day: like Roman god Jupiter, Thor was a thunder god.
Friday
Freyja's day: like Venus, Freyja or Frigg was the godness of love.
Saturday
Saturn's day
Sunday
Sun's day
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