Thursday in Latin is 'dies Iovis.' So, the Thursday god is Jupiter.
Thursday is actually not named after a Roman god- 'Thursday' is named after Thor, the god of thunder from Norse mythology.
Thursday is not named for any Greek god, but the Norse god Thor.
Thursday was named for Thor (Thor's day), who was the Norse god of the sky, thunder, and weather.
Thor, a Norse/Nordic God.
In Roman mythology, he is the blacksmith god, or the god of the forges.
Thursday is actually not named after a Roman god- 'Thursday' is named after Thor, the god of thunder from Norse mythology.
The day in which you celebrate honoring the roman god of war in Thursday.
Thursday in "romance" languages is named after the Roman God, the planet Jupiter.
Jupiter. But the name comes from the Norse god Thor.
The English names for four weekdays come from the Germanic/Norse names of gods: Tuesday - Tiw (Tyr) Wednesday - Woden (Odin) Thursday - Thor Friday - Frigg With Sunday (sun) and Monday (moon), only Saturday has a Roman source (Saturn).
Jupiter was also called Jove.
No, Earth is not the only planet without a Roman god associated with its name. The names given to planets in our solar system are derived from Roman mythology, but not every planet is named after a Roman god. For example, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday were named after Norse gods (Odin, Thor, and Frigg) in English.
Thursday is not named for any Greek god, but the Norse god Thor.
Roman Catholic AnswerHoly Thursday is also known as Maundy Thursday.
Wednesday is named for the Norse god Odin, Thursday is named after the god Thor, Friday is named after the god Frigg or Freya, Tuesday is named after the god Tyr. All of these are based on a Latin version with Roman gods.
The days of the week got their names from ancient cultures and mythology. For example, Sunday is named after the sun, Monday after the moon, Tuesday after the Norse god Tyr, Wednesday after the Norse god Odin, Thursday after the Norse god Thor, Friday after the Norse goddess Frigg, and Saturday after the Roman god Saturn.
Thursday is named after the Norse god Thor, also known as the god of thunder.