In Latin, Saturday and Sunday are Saturnii (Saturn) and Solis (the sun), respectively, but in Spanish they are sábado (from ‘sabbath’) and domingo (from ‘dominus,’ i.e. Jupiter), and Veneris/viernes (Friday – Venus).
In Latin/Spanish: Lunae/lunes (Monday – the moon), Martis/martes (Tuesday – Mars), Mercurii/miercoles (Wednesday – Mercury), Iovis/jueves (Thursday – Jove a.k.a. Latin and its descendant languages also have day-names derived from deities/celestial bodies. ‘Lauga’ is a water-related word that means ‘wash,’ which corroborates the notion that there just wasn’t a Germanic-deity-derived name for the day preceding Sunday.
The name of the day is lørdag, which she said means something like ‘laundry day.’ Also, in Icelandic, at least, the day is called Laugardag. On a walking tour in Copenhagen, I asked the guide about what the word for ‘Saturday’ is in Danish. Saturday breaks the pattern of naming days after Norse deities instead, it’s derived from the Roman god Saturn, i.e. More's the pity, there is no source talking about the god for whom Saturday honors. The very first and same thing we can see is that Frigg, Freya, and Friday are loved! Saturday There are theories that they were actually one goddess because of so many similarities. Both of them were subtly illustrated in Norse mythology. Frigg was the wife of Odin the Allfather while Freya was the Vanir god of love. But in Norse mythology, which God is honored on Friday? There are two goddesses, in fact, to be honored on Friday. Thor was a kind and generous god because he defended both gods and humans. If it is Thursday, it is Thor's day! Fridayįriday is the most loved day of the week. We even have TGIF " Thank God It's Friday". He is so famous with the Mjolnir hammer that could strike thunder and lightning. Regarding god Thor in Norse mythology, we probably need little detail about him. If you are into the Norse mythology, you can easily guess who is honored on Thursday. Yes, it is Thor. So, Woden's day is known as Wednesday nowadays. He was the Aesir chief god who presided over the holy land of Asgard. Odin was the god of war, poem, healing, wisdom, and death. But who was Woden then? In fact, Woden was the Old English name for Odin the Allfather. Wednesday was the day to honor god Woden in Norse mythology. He gave up one of his important things for the good of his community. His great sacrifice was giving up his hand so that Aesir gods managed to bind monstrous wolf Fenrir. Anyway, Tyr was loved in Norse myth for his justice and sacrifice. Many sources told us that Tyr was even powerful than Odin that his name was honored first but this theory was quite doubted. Tyr was the one-handed god of justice and honor in the myth. Tuesday was the day for god Tyr in Norse mythology. Because of their father's arrogance, they were stolen and put into the sky.
In some accounts, Mani and Sol were siblings from the Midgard land of humanity. In the myth, Mani was supposed to pull the chariot in the sky to keep the moon shining brightly downwards the earth below. Like Sol, we do not exactly know whether Mani was a Norse god. Monday is named after by Mani who personified the Moon. Monday is the common starting day of the week in many cultures. The personification of Sol was the Sun and what we have is the first compound "Sun" in "Sunday". What a coincidence! Monday But what the tales told us was that Sol rode her chariot through the sky every day to provide the earth below with sunlight. Actually, whether Sol was a god or not remained a mystery. But nevermind, what we focus on is which God is honored on Sunday? It is Sol who personified the Sun in Norse mythology. In many calendars, Sunday is the first day of the week though this is not quite popular in many cultures. But which gods presented which day? Sunday One of those ways is to use their names to call the days of the week. That is why we nowadays have many ways to honor key Norse gods. In Norse myth, they created the cosmos, breathing life into humanity, defending all creatures, and sacrificing themselves to protecting the ideal. To those who love and respect Norse myth, Norse pantheon is the supreme power.
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