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The days of the week got their names from German gods and objects in the sky. ... The days of the week were named after Norse gods and giant objects in the sky. ... These names come to us originally from the Greeks and Romans, who named the days of the week after their gods.
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www.socialstudiesforkids.com/funfacts/daysoftheweek.htm
www.socialstudiesforkids.com/funfacts/daysoftheweek.htm
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The Greeks named the days week after the sun, the moon and the five known planets, which were in turn named after the gods Ares, Hermes, Zeus, Aphrodite, and Cronus. The Greeks called the days of the week the Theon hemerai "days of the Gods".
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www.crowl.org/Lawrence/time/days.html
www.crowl.org/Lawrence/time/days.html
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Sunday is the Lord's day for Christians, yet it is named for the sun. Like many other days of the week it was actually named by the Norsemen who invaded England in the centuries preceding the Norman Conquest. It is a Norse change of the Roman designation of the day.
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www.indepthinfo.com/weekdays/
www.indepthinfo.com/weekdays/
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While the Eastern Mediterranean languages reflect variations on a simple numbering of the days of the week, the languages of Western Europe all (except Portuguese) reflect names based on the names of the naked eye planets, which included the Sun and ... In English, the 1st, 2nd, and 7th days are still named after the Sun,
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www.friesian.com/week.htm
www.friesian.com/week.htm
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Have you ever wondered how the names of the Days of the Week originated? The Roman peoples, as did other ancient civilizations, named the days of the week after the sun, moon and planets, which were gods.
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www.fi.edu/time/Journey/OnceUponATime/daysofweek.htm
www.fi.edu/time/Journey/OnceUponATime/daysofweek.htm
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Who are the days of the week named after - trivia question /questions answer / answers ... The Latin names for the days of the week were indeed based on the planets. In those days, there were seven known planets, including the sun and moon, which were considered to be ... ; Which day of the week is named after the Norse God,
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Norse Mythology question: What days of the week are named after Norse gods and goddesses? Tuesday is named after Tyr, the Norse god of war. Wednesday is named after Odin, the Norse god of wisdom. Thursday ... 3 days of the week named after Norse gods? Which day of the weak was named after norse? What day of the week was...
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How Days of the Week Got Their Names ... You may not have learned it elsewhere: We have 7 days in the week because the ancients were aware of seven "heavenly bodies": Sun, Moon, and the five (of the 9) planets which they could see.
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www.naciente.com/essay24.htm
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Not only were the days of the week named after the sun, moon and planets, but also the hours. In Egypt, as in Babylon, the order for this purpose was Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon.
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members.cox.net/deleyd/religion/daysofweek.html
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