> Mond in German is masculine ... Sun is feminine, Sonne Those are derived from old Germanic deities (Sunna, Mani). I think the inversion of gender between Ger

> Mond in German is masculine ... Sun is feminine, Sonne Those are derived from old Germanic deities (Sunna, Mani). I think the inversion of gender between German and Latin/Greek mythologies makes sense if you consider the latitude of the people. In the high latitudes, the sun is warm and gentle while the moon is present during cold nights that can kill you. Closer to the equator, the sun will kill you and the moon is gentle. I think they just gendered them based on the idea that women are gentle and men are hostile.