The ancient Babylonians, then the Romans, named the days of the week after planets
and other bodies they saw in the sky.
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Sunday
Sun's day -
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Monday
Moon's day -
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Tuesday
Tiu's day -
Mars, the Roman god of war, was adopted in Scandinavian mythology as the warrior Tiu or Tiw.
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Wednesday
Woden's day -
The Roman god Mercury became the Scandinavian god Woden.
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Thursday
Thor's day -
Like the Roman god Jupiter, Thor was a thunder god.
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Friday
Freyja's day -
Like Venus, Freyja or Frigg was the goddess of love
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Saturday
Saturn's day -
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