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> Which is to say Germanic gods too, not just Greco-Roman or Hebrew. Tuesday through Friday are all named based on the Germanic correspondence for a Roman god,
by morelisp 7y ago
> Which is to say Germanic gods too, not just Greco-Roman or Hebrew.
Tuesday through Friday are all named based on the Germanic correspondence for a Roman god, as established by the Romans (Tyr/Odin/Thor/Frigg (not Freya) - for Mars/Mercury/Jupiter/Venus). There was no corresponding Germanic god for for Saturn, so it kept the same name.
- Talanes 7y agoOdin would be Woden in the Germanic naming, hence why Wednesday has a W.