About Viking Gods
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ABOUT V IK ING GODS THAT WERE USED AS WEEK DAY NAMES MADE AND WRIT TEN BY
PAXTON SCHWEIGERT
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MONDAY IS NOT NAMED AFTER A GOD IT IS JUST AFTER FOR MOONS
DAY
Monday
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TUESDAY IS NAMED AFTER THE GOD TRY. TYR IS A DEFENDER GOD IN
VIKING MYTHOLOGY AND THE GERMANIC GOD OF WAR AND THE
SKY
Tuesday
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W E D N E S D AY I S N A M E D A F T E R T H E G O D W O D E N . M I D D L E E N G L I S H T I W E S D AY O R T E W E S D AY
O L D E N G L I S H T I W E S D Æ G " T I W ' S ( T I U ' S ) D AY "L AT I N D I E S M A R T I S " D AY O F M A R S "
A N C I E N T G R E E K H E M E R A A R E O S " D AY O F A R E S " W O D E N I S T H E C H I E F A N G L O - S A X O N / T E U T O N I C G O D . W O D E N I S T H E L E A D E R O F T H E W I L D H U N T. W O D E N I S F R O M W O D
" V I O L E N T LY I N S A N E " + - E N " H E A D S H I P " .
Wednesday
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THURSDAY IS NAMED AFTER THE GOD THOR. MIDDLE ENGLISH
THUR(E)SDAYOLD ENGLISH THURSDÆG
OLD NORSE THORSDAGR "THOR'S DAY"
OLD ENGLISH THUNRESDÆG "THUNDER'S DAY"
LATIN DIES JOVIS "DAY OF JUPITER"ANCIENT GREEK HEMERA DIOS "DAY
OF ZEUS". THOR IS THE NORSE GOD OF
THUNDER. HE IS REPRESENTED AS RIDING A CHARIOT DRAWN BY
GOATS AND WIELDING THE HAMMER MIÖLNIR. HE IS THE DEFENDER OF THE AESIR, DESTINED TO KILL AND
BE KILLED BY THE MIDGARD SERPENT.
Thursday
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F R I D AY I S N A M E D A F TE R FR E YA T H E G O D M I D D L E E N G L I S H F R I D AY
O L D E N G L I SH F R I G E D Æ G " F R EYA ' S D AY "C O M P O S E D O F F R I G E (G EN E T I V E S I N G U L A R O F
F R E O) + D Æ G " D AY " ( M O ST L I K E LY )O R C O M P O SE D O F F R I G " F R I G G " + D Æ G " D AY "
( L E A S T L I K E LY )G E R M A N I C F R I J E - D A G A Z " F RE YA ' S ( O R F R I G G ' S )
D AY "L AT I N D I E S V E N E R I S " V E N U S ' S D AY "
A N C I E N T G R E E K H E M E R A A P H R O D I T E S " D AY O F A P H R OD I T E "
F R EO I S I D E N T I C A L W I T H F R E O, M E A N I N G F R E E . I T I S F R O M T H E G E R M A N I C F R I J A Z M E A N I N G " BE LOV E D , B ELON G I N G T O T H E LOV E D ON E S ,
N O T I N BO N D A G E , F R E E " .
F R E YA (F R I A ) I S T H E T E U T ON I C G O D D E SS O F LOV E , B E AU T Y, A N D F E C U N D I TY (P R O L I F I C
P R OC R E AT I O N ) . S H E I S I D E N T I F I E D W I T H TH E N O R S E G OD F R E YA . S H E I S L E A D ER O F T H E VA L K Y R I E S A N D O N E OF T H E VA N I R . S H E I S
C O N F U S E D I N G E R M A N Y W I T H F R I G G .
Friday
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SATURDAY IS NAMED AFTER THE PLANET SATURN
Saturday
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SUNDAY IS NAMED AFTER THE SUN
Sunday
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