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How are Norse gods responsible for the names of several of your days of the week?
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Freya=friday
Thor=Thursday
Odin= wendsday
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How are Norse gods responsible for the names of several days of the week?
are so not cool :-(
How were the names of the week named after?
The days of the week were named after Norse gods. For example Thursday is named after the Norse god of thunder, Thor. Friday is named after Freyya, goddess supposedly married to Odin.Saturday Sunday and Monday, named by the Romans after Saturn,Sun,and Moon.Tuesday is after the Norse god Tiw.Wednesday is Wodens day After the Romans left Britain the Norse invasions [Angles,Saxons, and Celts] began they changed the names of four days into the names of Norse gods,but left sat.sun.mon. as the Romans named them.Possibly because the Norse were every bit as aware as the Romans were of the vital role of the sun & the moon in their lives.Why Saturn was left I can only guess
Which Anglo-Saxon gods give their names to days of the week?
Norse god of War, god of thunder, Thor, and Frigga
What type of front would be most likely be responsible for several days of rain and clouds?
stationary fronts would most likely be responsible for several days of rain and clouds.
Why is Saturday named after a Greek god whilst other days are named after Norse gods?
There is really no reason other than who came up with the day's names. For instance, if the Greeks had less influence on the area which made the names official, then they had less influence. However, the Norse were in western Europe which was more civil, and so days like Thursday (Thor's Day) are the same still today.
What types of fronts would cause several days of rain and clouds?
stationary fronts would most likely be responsible for several days of rain and clouds.
What type of fronts would cause several days of rain and clouds?
stationary fronts would most likely be responsible for several days of rain and clouds.
What group of gods are the days of the week named?
The days of the week are in part named after Norse gods (and also after the sun and the moon, which are not Norse gods).
How do days of the week relate to Greek mythology?
They do not. Saturday is named after Saturn, a Roman god. The other days of the week are named after Norse gods.The above applies to the English names of the days. Other languages may have different histories.
Is days of the week a special name of thing?
The days of the week are name after Norse gods. For example Thursday was named after the Norse god of thunder, Thor.
What types of fronts would several of rain and clouds?
stationary fronts would most likely be responsible for several days of rain and clouds.
What are origins of the names of the seven days in a week?
They come from Norse mythology, though I only remember a few of them: Monday is the "Moons Day" Wednesday was "Wodin's Day" Thursday was "Thor's Day".
