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June is named after Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage and women. Hera is the Greek equivalent of Juno.
January is named after the Roman god Janus, the two-faced god of doors and new beginnings.
(Fun Fact: July is named after Julius Caesar, not a god, after he changed the calendar system in ancient Rome to reflect day light savings time.)
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∙ 14y agoAll of them.
Sunday -- Sun's day
Monday -- Moon's day
Tuesday -- Tiu's day
Wednesday -- Woden's day
Thursday -- Thor's day
Friday -- Freya's day
Saturday -- Saturn's day
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∙ 12y agoJanuary- Janus, the double faced god of ends and beginnings, doors etc.
February- Februalia, a time period when sacrifices were made
March- Mars, the God of War
April- aperire "to open", when the flower buds started to bloom.
May- Maia, goddess of plants
June- Juno, the mother goddess. Queen of the gods
July- Julius Caesar
August- Augustus Caesar
September- Septem the seventh month (YES I know it's the 9th)
October- Octo the eighth month (Again... I know)
November- Novem the ninth
December- Decem the tenth.
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∙ 13y agoJanuary is named after Janus (Roman) god of the doorway.
February is not named after a god, but a term relating to purification.
March named after Mars (Roman) god of war and agriculture.
April may be named after Venus: whose name was Aphrodite in Greek and as originally her month Aphrilis.
May is named for the Greek Titan goddess Maia.
June is for Juno the Roman goddess protector and special counselor of the state.
July is named in honor of Julius Caesar.
August is named in honor of Augustus.
September means "Seven" in Latin.
October means "Eight" in Latin.
November means "Nine" in Latin.
December means "Ten" in Latin.
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∙ 13y agoJanuary is named after Janus, the God of doors and gates.
March is named after Mars, the God of war. (Ares in Greek.)
May is named after Maia, the Goddess of the growth of plants.
June is named after Junios, which is after Latin for the Goddess Juno.
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∙ 12y agoJune is named for Juno, wife of Jupiter and queen of the Olympian gods.
However, it is also possible that June is named for the Latin word iuniores (you-nee-OR-ays... think "juniors") meaning young ones, as May, the preceding month is named for maiores(mah-YOR-ays... think "majors") or elder ones.
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∙ 14y agoJanuary, February, March, April, June.
May is probably from a Greek goddess.
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∙ 13y agoThe month of June is named after the Roman queen of the gods, Juno. The Greek equivalent of Juno was Hera.
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∙ 13y agono they are not. have you ever heard of a greek god by the name of February? once you have answered that then you have your answer.
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Who named the weeks?
The days of the weeks are Anglo-Saxon and originated from Viking gods.
Were the planets named after gods?
Indeed. They were named after Roman and Greek gods.
Which Greek goddesses and gods are named after planets?
No gods are named after planets. But the planets are named after Roman gods.
Where roman god after greek gods?
Yes they were named after Greek gods. They are the same gods same power but different names. The most important gods are named after planets
What were the constellations named after?
greek gods
Is earth and uranus named after Roman Gods?
The planet Uranus was named for a Greek god. Uranus was the oldest of the Greek gods.
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).
Why did they name cars after Greek gods?
They have named cars after practically everything, so Greek gods is not surprising.
Companies named after greek gods?
nike
What were the planets named after?
Some of the planets were named after greek or roman gods.
Who was jupiteer named after?
Jupiter is named after the king of Greek gods, Zeus.
What is Named after a mount which is home of the gods in greek mythology?
Mount Olympus is the home of the Greek gods. Maybe the Olympics?
