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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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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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What Do the Names of the Days of the Week Mean? ... For the four other days, however, the names of Anglo-Saxon or Nordic gods have replaced the Roman gods that gave name to the planets. Thus, Tuesday is named after Tiw, Wednesday is named after Woden, Thursday is named after Thor, and Friday is named after Freya.
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www.webexhibits.org/calendars/week.html
www.webexhibits.org/calendars/week.html
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Astronomy defines most of our major units of time: a year is the time Earth takes to orbit the sun once; a month is the time the moon takes to orbit Earth once; a day is the time Earth takes to rotate on its axis once. But what about the ...
http://www.lowell.edu/blog/?p=1102
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Who are the days of the week named after - trivia question /questions answer / answers ... I would dispute the planet bit. It was surely the gods after whom both the days and the planets were named. ... ; Which day of the week is named after the Norse God, Thor?; Who is America named after?; Who named the Victoria Falls,
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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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In Spanish for example, the days of the week are lunes, ... Astrologers named the day before the weekend after Venus, the goddess of love, or viernes in Spanish. After viernes, the Spanish language changed directions in its naming of days. Sábado is the sixth day, which is actually named after the Hebrews' Sabbath.
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www.associatedcontent.com/article/589027/days_of_the_we...
www.associatedcontent.com/article/589027/days_of_the_week_and_our_astrological.html
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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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