The ancient Babylonians, then the Romans, named the days of the week after planets and other bodies they saw in the sky.
Saturday:Saturn's day`
| Sunday: Sun's day |
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| Monday: Moon's day |  |
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| Tuesday: Tiu's day; Roman god of war. |  |
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| Wednesday: Woden's day; the Roman god Mercury became the Scandinavian god Woden. The day of Mercury was translated as Woden's day. |  |
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| Thursday: Thor's day; originally the day of Jove became Thor's day. Thor and the roman god Jove (Jupiter) were gods of thunder. |  |
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| Friday: Freyja's day; the day of the planet Venus was translated into Freyja or Frigg's day because both are goddesses of Love. |  |
