Day of the Week | Celestial Body | Roman God or Godess | Norse/Germanic God or Godess |
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Sunnandæg is: sunnudag de: Sonntag en: Sunday fr: Dimanche es: Domingo it: Domenica la: dies Solis |
Sun ☉
|
Sol Sol Invictus |
Sunna / Sól — the Sun personified in Germanic mythology |
Mōnandæg or Mōndæg is: mánudag de: Montag en: Monday fr: Lundi es: Lunes it: Lunedì la: dies Lunae |
Moon ☾
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Luna | Máni — the Moon personified in Germanic mythology |
Tīwesdæg is: þriðjudag de: Dienstag en: Tuesday fr: Mardi es: Martes it: Martedì la: dies Martis |
Mars ♂
|
Mars — god of war | Týr / Tiw — god of war, justice, courage, and heroic glory |
Wōdnesdæg is: miðvikudag de: Mittwoch en: Wednesday fr: Mercredi es: Miércoles it: Mercoledì la: dies Mercurii |
Mercury ☿
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Mercury — god of commerce and trade | Odin or Woden — husband to the goddess Frigg, father of Thor |
þunresdæg is: fimmtudag de: Donnerstag en: Thursday fr: Jeudi es: Jueves it: Giovedì la: dies Iovis |
Jupiter ♃
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Jupiter or Jove — sky god and king of the gods | Thor — associated with lightning, thunder, storms |
frīgedæġ is: föstudag de: Freitag en: Friday fr: Vendredi es: Viernes it: Venerdì la: dies Veneris |
Venus ♀
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Venus — the goddess of love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory | Frigg — associated with marriage, prophecy, clairvoyance and motherhood |
Sæterdæg or Sæternesdæġ is: laugardag de: Samstag en: Saturday fr: Samedi es: Sábado it: Sabato la: dies Saturni |
Saturn ♄
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Saturn — god of time, generation, dissolution, abundance, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal and liberation | Loki — the trickster god |