40388 days of the week

Days of the week Wednesday How did they get their names? Tuesday Sunday Thursday comes from the Old English Wōdnesdæg (day of Woden) Woden or Odin was the top Norse god It is based on Latin dies Mercurii (Day of Mercury) comes from the Old English Frigedæg (day of Frige) Frige was the Germanic goddess of beauty It is based on the Latin dies Veneris (Day of Venus) Venus was the Roman god of beauty and love comes from the Old English Sunnandæg (day of the Sun) This is a translation of the Latin phrase dies solis comes from the Old English Mōnandæg (day of the Moon) and is a translation of the Latin name dies Lunae named after the Roman god Saturn from the Latin it was diēs saturnī (Day of Saturn) comes from the Old English Tīwesdæg (Tyr's day) Tyr (a.k.a Tiw, Tew or Tiu), was the Nordic god of single combat and heroic glory in Norse mythology The name is based on Latin dies Martis (Day of Mars) Mars was the Roman god of war comes from the Old English Þunresdæg (the day of Þunor) Þunor or Thor was the Germanic and Norse god of thunder It is based on the Latin dies Iovis (Day of Jupiter) Þ = an old letter shape It sounds like ‘th’ in the word ‘think’ Friday Monday Saturday Check your understanding: Circle the right answer Monday is named after the sun /the moon It comes from Latin/Old English Tuesday is named after a god / a battle It comes from Latin /Old English Wednesday is named after Woden / wood It comes from Latin / Old English Thursday is named after the god of rain / the god of thunder It comes from Latin / Old English Friday is named after a god / a goddess It comes from Latin / Old English Saturday is named after a place / a god It comes from Latin / Old English Sunday is named after the _ It comes from Latin / Old English What day of the week were you born on?